Overview

Fusion is the process that fuels the universe - the sun and all the stars that light up the night sky. At the start of the new millennium, scientists are on the brink of recreating controllable, nuclear fusion on earth. Fusion may prove to be the only sustainable way to meeting long term energy demands of modern society. The vehicle for fusion is plasma, the fourth state of matter - an ionised gas - which gives rise to some of the most awe-inspiring phenomena in the cosmos, from the Northern Lights to quasars. This text presents the dream and reality that is fusion and reveals the charm and beauty of plasmas as seen culturally through the eyes of one of fusion's main contemporary figures.

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Author:   Hans Wilhelmsson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9780750306393

ISBN 10:   0750306394
Pages:   158
Publication Date:   01 December 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Fusion in the Cosmos. 1 Plasmas. 2 Nuclear Fusion. 3 The cosmos. 4 The plasma universe. 5 Electrical discharges. Part 2 Fusion on Earth. 6 Dynamic fine structure of plasmas. 7 The art of magnetic confinement. 8 Microballoon explosions by lasers: inertial confinement. 9 The fusion reactor. 10 Outlook into the future

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This delightful little book should really be entitled 'Fusion and related Matters', since its scope is extremely wide.... --Plasma Physics, Vol 64 - Part 2 The book balancedly represents all aspects of fusion, from history up to present-day research . . . the present work is of interest to anyone with some curiosity about fusion and plasma physics. --C V Meister, Astronomische Nachtrichten Hans Wilhelmsson has written a fine, 'popular' but rigorous, exposition of the current state of plasma physics related to fusion. His book deserves to reach a wide audience and especially young students. --European Journal of Physics This small but well-written book covers and emphasizes the importance of plasma physics in astrophysics and its potential use in solving the earth's energy problems. --Choice

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