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Fusion: An Introduction to the Physics and Technology of Magnetic Confinement Fusion
Weston M. Stacey
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Description for Fusion: An Introduction to the Physics and Technology of Magnetic Confinement Fusion
Paperback. This second edition of a popular textbook is thoroughly revised with around 25% new and updated content. It provides an introduction to both plasma physics and fusion technology at a level that can be understood by advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the physical sciences and related engineering disciplines. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 243 x 11. Weight in Grams: 520.
This second edition of a popular textbook is thoroughly revised with around 25% new and updated content.
It provides an introduction to both plasma physics and fusion technology at a level that can be understood by advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the physical sciences and related engineering disciplines.
As such, the contents cover various plasma confinement concepts, the support technologies needed to confine the plasma, and the designs of ITER as well as future fusion reactors.
With end of chapter problems for use in courses.
This second edition of a popular textbook is thoroughly revised with around 25% new and updated content.
It provides an introduction to both plasma physics and fusion technology at a level that can be understood by advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the physical sciences and related engineering disciplines.
As such, the contents cover various plasma confinement concepts, the support technologies needed to confine the plasma, and the designs of ITER as well as future fusion reactors.
With end of chapter problems for use in courses.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783527409679
SKU
V9783527409679
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
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99-1
About Weston M. Stacey
Weston M. Stacey is Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His career spans more than 40 years of research and teaching in nuclear reactor physics, fusion plasma physics and fusion and fission reactor conceptual design. He led the IAEA INTOR Workshop (1979-88) that led to the present ITER project, for which he was awarded the US ... Read more
Reviews for Fusion: An Introduction to the Physics and Technology of Magnetic Confinement Fusion
"It is, however, a good introduction to the field, especially for advanced students in engineering sciences." (Contemporary Physics, 6 November 2011)