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Resulting from ongoing, international research into fusion processes, the International Tokamak Experimental Reactor (ITER) is a major step in the quest for a new energy source.The first graduate-level text to cover the details of ITER, Controlled Fusion and Plasma Physics introduces various aspects and issues of recent fusion research activities through the shortest access path. The distinguished author breaks down the topic by first dealing with fusion and then concentrating on the more complex subject of plasma physics. The book begins with the basics of controlled fusion research, followed by discussions on tokamaks, reversed field pinch (RFP), stellarators, and mirrors. The text then explores ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) instabilities, resistive instabilities, neoclassical tearing mode, resistive wall mode, the Boltzmann equation, the Vlasov equation, and Landau damping. After covering dielectric tensors of cold and hot plasmas, the author discusses the physical mechanisms of wave heating and noninductive current drive. The book concludes with an examination of the challenging issues of plasma transport by turbulence, such as magnetic fluctuation and zonal flow. Controlled Fusion and Plasma Physics clearly and thoroughly promotes intuitive understanding of the developments of the principal fusion programs and the relevant fundamental and advanced plasma physics associated with each program.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis INC International Concepts
ISBN-139781584887096
eBay Product ID (ePID)91474966
Product Key Features
Number of Pages406 Pages
Publication NameControlled Fusion and Plasma Physics
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaElectrical Engineering
AuthorKenro Miyamoto
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight703 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorKenro Miyamoto