"Version: 20210204"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Background and context to warm dense matter -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Features of warm dense matter -- 1.3. Effects of warm dense matter on electronic structure -- 1.4. Equations of state for warm dense matter -- 1.5. Creating and probing warm dense matter2. Shock and ramp compression -- 2.1. General background -- 2…