Ab initio computer simulations of a shocked cluster of nitromethane molecules provide a glimpse of the evolution of the molecular and electronic structure of an explosive undergoing detonation.
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Seifert, G. The physics of explosive chemistry. Nature Phys 4, 12–13 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys824
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