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This authoritative book provides the latest knowledge on laser shock peening (LSP) techniques, with chapters written by internationally renowned experts on the subject. The text looks at fundamentals and basic phenomena, laser sources, experimental characterization and implementation, numerical simulation, and current developments and applications in the aeronautical, space, defense, nuclear, energy, automotive, and biomedical fields. It describes induced microstructural/tensional effects on LSP-treated materials, explores residual stresses induced by LSP treatments, compares LSP to other metal hardening techniques, and discusses novel, related processes, among other topics.