Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Shock Wave-Induced Failure in Materials Science

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Martin Oliver Steinhauser deals with several aspects of multiscale materials modeling and simulation in applied materials research and fundamental science. He covers various multiscale modeling approaches for high-performance ceramics, biological bilayer membranes, semi-flexible polymers, and human cancer cells. He demonstrates that the physics of shock waves, i.e., the investigation of material behavior at high strain rates and of material failure, has grown to become an important interdisciplinary field of research on its own. At the same time, progress in computer hardware and software development has boosted new ideas in multiscale modeling and simulation. Hence, bridging the length and time scales in a theoretical-numerical description of materials has become a prime challenge in science and technology. Front Matter ....Pages I-XIX Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction (Martin Oliver Steinhauser)....Pages 3-5 What are shock waves? (Martin Oliver Steinhauser)....Pages 7-46 Multiscale modeling and simulation (Martin Oliver Steinhauser)....Pages 47-78 Front Matter ....Pages 79-79 Shock wave failure in granular materials (Martin Oliver Steinhauser)....Pages 81-114 Front Matter ....Pages 115-115 Coarse-grained modeling and simulation of macromolecules (Martin Oliver Steinhauser)....Pages 117-144 Laser-induced shock wave destruction of human tumor cells: experiments and simulations (Martin Oliver Steinhauser)....Pages 145-182 Final considerations (Martin Oliver Steinhauser)....Pages 183-190 Back Matter ....Pages 191-224