| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 404 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Introduction. 1.1. Bibliography for chapter 1 -- 2. Nuclear fission and fusion reactions. 2.1. Nuclear binding energies. 2.2. Nuclear reactions. 2.3. Fission chain reactions. 2.4. Thermonuclear reactions. 2.5. Fusion chain reactions. 2.6. Fission-fusion chain reactions. 2.7. Bibliography for chapter 2 -- 3. The thermonuclear plasma. 3.1. Ionization temperature. 3.2. Plasma equation of state. 3.3. Microscopic plasma theory. 3.4. Debye-length. 3.5. Macroscopic plasma theory. 3.6. Magnetohydrodynamics of thermonuclear plasmas. 3.7. Electrostatic and electromagnetic plasma disturbances. 3.8. Magnetohydrodynamic instabilities. 3.9. Radiation pressure. 3.10. Equation of state for cold matter. 3.11. Bibliography for chapter 3 -- 4. Collision processes in thermonuclear plasmas. 4.1. Collision cross sections and mean free path. 4.2. Electrical conductivity. 4.3. Heat conduction. 4.4. Viscosity. 4.5. Energy gain of cold ions by hot electrons. 4.6. Energy loss of hot ions by cold electrons. 4.7. Transport coefficients in the presence of a strong magnetic field. 4.8. Collective collision -- the two-stream instability. 4.9. Plasma radiation. 4.10. Radiative plasma cooling and collapse. 4.11. Stopping cross section of ions in cold matter. 4.12. Magnetic Bremsstrahlung. 4.13. Radiation losses near a wall. 4.14. Integrated heat conduction losses of a magnetized plasma cylinder. 4.15. Electron run-away. 4.16. Bibliography for chapter 4 |
| Summary |
This is a comprehensive book which describes the three essential parts of what is known as "Inertial Confinement Fusion" : the way thermonuclear burn takes place in non-magnetized, magnetized and fusion-fission hybrid assemblies; the pulse power ignition technology (nuclear, electrical, optical and chemical); and the applications of inertial confinement fusion technology for peaceful nuclear energy on Earth and in space. An integrated single text of such extensive technical width is a rare find, and younger generations of nuclear engineers any physicists will appreciate this book as a companion to their traditional textbooks |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Inertial confinement fusion.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Nuclear.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Atomic & Molecular.
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Inertial confinement fusion
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789814295918 |
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9814295914 |
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