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OverviewThe tokamak (a doughnut-shaped vacuum chamber surrounded by magnetic coils) is the principal tool in controlled fusion research. This book acts as an introduction to the subject and a basic reference for theory, definitions, equations, and experimental results. Since the first introductory account of tokamaks in 1987, when the tokamak had become the predominant device in the attempt to achieve a useful power source from thermonuclear fusion, and the developments and advances in the subject covered in the second edition in 1997, following substantial research on large tokamaks (the long awaited achievement of significant amounts of fusion power and the problems involved in designing and building a tokamak reactor), the emphasis has been on preparing the ground for an experimental reactor. In addition, there have been further significant advances in understanding plasma behaviour, such as the wider experience of internal transport barriers, the appreciation of the role of tearing models driven by neoclassical effects and insights from turbulence simulations. The third edition brings all of this up-to-date, building on the introductory account and developments of the first and second editions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John WessonPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Clarendon Press Edition: 3rd Revised edition Volume: No.118 Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 1.675kg ISBN: 9780198509226ISBN 10: 0198509227 Pages: 764 Publication Date: 01 September 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780199592234 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsJohn Wesson's well known book, now re-edited for the third time, provides an excellent introduction to fusion orientated plasma physics in tokamaks ... This reference book should be on the shelf of every fusion scientist and graduate student. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |