Written by the science supervisor of the Institute of High Pressure Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, the ABCs of High Pressure Science contains brief information explaining the terms and concepts adopted by professionals involved in research in the field of high pressure, be it physics, geology, chemistry, or technology. The book also includes brief biographical essays describing activities of the outstanding scientists who largely determined the current state of high pressure science. The book is organized in the form of short articles or notes in alphabetical order, so a search of the necessary information is not difficult. The ABCs is intended for young scientists, graduate students, and students; although
Foreword
A
AIRAPT
Akimotoite
Amagat
Amorphization at high pressure
Amorphous carbon
Andrews
Argon
Atmosphere
Atomic bomb
Autoclave
Autofrettage
B
Bar
Belt
Bernal
Beryllium Bronze
Birch
Booster
Borazon (BN)
Boron (B)
Boron nitride (BN
Bourdon manometer
Boyle
Bridgman
Bridgman Anvils, Lentils, Toroid
Bridgman GoldMedal
Bridgmanite
C
Calibration
Carbin
Check valve
Chemical transformations
Coesite
Compressor
Compressor membranic
Crater
Critical Point
Chao
D
Daphne oil
De Broglie’s thermal wavelength
Dead weight pressure gauge
Deformation
Density Functional Theory (DFT)
Deuterium (D2)
Diamond
Diamond anvils
Diamond
Diamond superconducting
Dilatometer
Drickamer
Dynamic pressure
E
Earth’s Core
Earth’s Mantle
Elasticity
Electrical leads
Elements of
Equation of state
European High Pressure Research Group (EHPRG)
F
Finite elements method
Fluorinert
Friction
G
Gas charging diamond anvils
Gasket
Gigapascal
Girdle
Gordon Conferences on High Pressure
Graphene
Graphite
H
Hall
Hard alloys
Heat treatment
Helium
Hugoniot
Hydrides
Hydrogen
Hysteresis
Hydrothermal process
I
Ice bomb
Indium
Inert gases and their compounds
Intensifier
Iron
Iron oxide Fe2O3
Isostructural phase transitions
Isotopic Effects
Institute for High Pressure Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (HPPI)
J
Jamieson
Jamieson Award
K
Kennedy
L
Lasers and Dynamic Pressure
Lentil
Liquid crystals
Liquid media transmitting pressure
Lithographic stone
Lonsdaleite
Low Temperature Technique
M
MgO —
Maximum on the melting curve
Manganin
Manganin gauge
Marriott
Mushroom seal
Measurement of high pressures
Measurement of physical quantities at high pressures
Melting
Membrane diamond cell
Mica
Molecular dynamics
N
Nanodiamonds
Nitrogen
O
Obturator
Olivine
P
Paronite
Perovskite
Phase diagram
Phase transitions
Piezometer
Pyrophyllite
Piston
Press hydraulic
Pressure — definition and units
Pressure in Nature
Pump
Q
Quantum critical point
Quantum phase transitions
Quartz
Quenching
R
Receiver
Rhenium
Ringwood
Ringwoodite
Ruby gauge
S
Salt (NaCl)
Safety
Seal
Separator
Silica
Silver chloride (AgCl)
Steel and Alloys
Stishovite
Strength
Strength calculations of the elements of
Structural phase transitions
Support of pressure vessels
T
Talc
Teflon
Temperature Control
Temperature measurement
Texture
Toroid
Tricritical point
V
Valve
Van derWaals
Van Valkenburg prize
Viscosity
Von Platen
W
Water
White dwarfs
Windows optical
Windows for hard radiation
Conclusion.