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Main description:
This interdisciplinary collection brings together the fundamental research in shock focusing and sonoluminescence. The authors report on their studies on shock focusing and related bubble dynamics, as well as their applications in medical science.
Contents:
1 The Shock-Wave Theory of Sonoluminescence.- 2 Upscaling Single-Bubble Sonoluminescence.- 3 Shock and Thermal Waves Emanating from a Sonoluminescing Gas Bubble.- 4 Destructive Action of Cavitation Bubbles Collapsing Near Boundaries.- 5 Shock Focusing in Sonoluminescing Gas Bubbles.- 6 Focusing of Shock Waves and Their Applications to Medicine.- 7 Mechanics of Stone Fragmentation in Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy.- 8 Pressure Pulses in Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Pain Therapy.- 9 Extracorporeal Shock Waves: Bioeffects and Mechanisms of Action.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Publication date: December, 2010
Pages: 227
Weight: 454g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Urology