The detonation wave -- Performance of explosives and propellants -- Initiation of detonation -- Modeling initiation of heterogeneous explosives -- Interpretation of experiments -- Nobel and PRad -- Appendixes : A. Numerical solution of one-dimensional lagrangian reactive flow ; B. Numerical solution of two-dimensional lagrangian reactive flow ; C. Numerical solution of two-dimensional eulerian reactive flow ; D. Numerical solution of three dimensional eulerian reactive flow ; E. Numerical solution of explosive and propellant properties using the BKW equation of state ; F. Equations for computing thermodynamic functions of gases and solids ; G. General derivation of flow equations.