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The present book brings to the reader a state-of-the-art treatment of high-pressure shock compression of solids in a type of tutorial manner. It has been felt by the shock physics and engineering communities that there is a need for such a book to aid the education and training of undergraduate and graduate students of physics and engineering. We hope that the present book will partially fill that vacuum. We certainly welcome any comment or criticism on the content of this book, in the hope that these will be incorporated into later editions of the book. 

The book has been written in such a way that the mathematical skills required to understand the arguments are reduced to a minimum. Although, the algebra is occasionally lengthy, the contents of this book will be easily understood by undergraduate scientists who have taken basic courses in algebra and calculus. 

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