Details

Subject(s)

• Plasma (Ionized gases) [Browse]
• Controlled fusion [Browse]

Series

• Springer series on atomic, optical, and plasma physics ; v. 92. [More in this series]
• Springer series on atomic, optical, and plasma physics, 1615-5653 ; volume 92 [More in this series]

Summary note

This new edition presents the essential theoretical and analytical methods needed to understand the recent fusion research of tokamak and alternate approaches. The author describes magnetohydrodynamic and kinetic theories of cold and hot plasmas in detail. The book covers new important topics for fusion studies such as plasma transport by drift turbulence, which depend on the magnetic configuration and zonal flows. These are universal phenomena of microturbulence. They can modify the onset criterion for turbulent transport, instabilities driven by energetic particles as well as alpha particle generation and typical plasma models for computer simulation. The fusion research of tokamaks with various new versions of H modes are explained. The design concept of ITER, the international tokamak experimental reactor, is described for inductively driven operations as well as steady-state operations using non-inductive drives. Alternative approaches of reversed-field pinch and its relaxation process, stellator including quasi-symmetric system, open-end system of tandem mirror and inertial confinement are also explained. Newly added and updated topics in this second edition include zonal flows, various versions of H modes, and steady-state operations of tokamak, the design concept of ITER, the relaxation process of RFP, quasi-symmetric stellator, and tandem mirror. The book addresses graduate students and researchers in the field of controlled fusion. .

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 17, 2016).

Contents

• Nature of Plasma
• Orbit of Charged Particles in Various Magnetic Configurations
• Magnetohydrodynamics
• Equilibrium
• Confinement
• Magnetohydrodynamic Instabilities
• Resistive Instability
• Boltzmann's Equation
• Waves in Cold Plasmas
• Wave Heating and Current Drive
• Instabilities Driven by Energetic Particles
• Plasma Transport by Turbulence
• Development of Fusion Researches
• Tokamak
• Reversed Field Pinch
• Stellarator
• Open End System
• Inertial Confinement.

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ISBN

• 9783662497814 (electronic bk.)
• 3662497816 (electronic bk.)
• 3662497808
• 9783662497807

OCLC

949884329

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