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Conceptual illustration of the Stacked Converging Shocks (SCS) framework. Each successive shock stage compresses the target further in a self-similar manner, producing a geometrically ordered sequence of pressure waves. The relation ρr ∝ P̂β(N−1) expresses how the final density increases with the stage-to-stage pressure ratio P̂ and the number of shocks N, where β is a constant determined by the adiabatic index γ. The horizontal arrow indicates the direction of time, showing the cumulative buildup of compression through multiple converging shocks. While schematic, the image evocatively conveys the harmony and rhythm underlying the extreme dynamics of matter under compression.
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M. Murakami
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