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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254621403321

Autore

Miyamoto Kenro

Titolo

Plasma Physics for Controlled Fusion [[electronic resource] /] / by Kenro Miyamoto

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-662-49781-6

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 495 p. 158 illus.)

Collana

Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, , 1615-5653 ; ; 92

Disciplina

530.44

Soggetti

Atoms

Physics

Nuclear fusion

Nuclear energy

Plasma (Ionized gases)

Nuclear physics

Heavy ions

Fluids

Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction

Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear Energy

Plasma Physics

Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons

Fluid- and Aerodynamics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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. .