Physics of Soft Impact and Cratering

This book focuses on the impact dynamics and cratering of soft matter to describe its importance, difficulty, and wide applicability to planetary-related problems. A comprehensive introduction to the dimensional analysis and constitutive laws that are necessary to discuss impact mechanics and crater...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Katsuragi, Hiroaki (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Lecture Notes in Physics, 910
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Scaling and dimensional analysis
  • Constitutive laws
  • Soft drag force
  • Morphology of planetary impact craters
  • Soft impact cratering
  • Grains and dust dynamics
  • Perspectives.