Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy
Cambridge University Press, 7/10/2008
EAN 9780521733175, ISBN10: 0521733170
Paperback, 690 pages, 24.6 x 17.4 x 3.3 cm
Language: English
There has been an increase in interest worldwide in fusion research over the last decade and a half due to the recognition that a large number of new, environmentally attractive, sustainable energy sources will be needed to meet ever increasing demand for electrical energy. Based on a series of course notes from graduate courses in plasma physics and fusion energy at MIT, the text begins with an overview of world energy needs, current methods of energy generation, and the potential role that fusion may play in the future. It covers energy issues such as the production of fusion power, power balance, the design of a simple fusion reactor and the basic plasma physics issues faced by the developers of fusion power. This book is suitable for graduate students and researchers working in applied physics and nuclear engineering. A large number of problems accumulated over two decades of teaching are included to aid understanding.
Preface Review of the hardback: 'The book achieves [its] goal remarkably well ... The most modern and thorough introductory textbook on plasma physics for fusion research that I have seen, providing rigorous mathematical descriptions for most of the concepts. I highly recommend it.' T. J. Dolan, Fusion Science and Technology
Acknowledgements
Units
Part I. Fusion Power
1. Fusion and world energy
2. The fusion reaction
3. Fusion power generation
4. Power balance in a fusion reactor
5. Design of a simple magnetic fusion reactor
Part II. The Plasma Physics of Fusion Energy
6. Overview of magnetic fusion
7. Definition of fusion plasma
8. Single particle motion in a plasma - guiding center theory
9. Single particle motion - Coulomb collisions
10. A self consistent two-fluid model
11. MHD - macroscopic equilibrium
12. MHD - macroscopic stability
13. Magnetic fusion concepts
14. Transport
15. Heating and current drive
16. The future of fusion research
Appendix A. Analytical derivation of
Appendix B. Radiation from an accelerating charge
Appendix C. Derivation of Boozer coordinates
Appendix D. Poynting's theorem
Index.