Fusion : the energy of the universe /
An engaging look at nuclear fusion, from its initial discovery to today's attempts to create nuclear power
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Burlington, MA :
Elsevier Academic Press,
c2005
Burlington, MA : ©2005 Burlington, MA : c2005 |
| Series: | Complementary science series
Complementary science series |
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1 What Is Nuclear Fusion?; Chapter 2 Energy from Mass; Chapter 3 Fusion in the Sun and Stars; Chapter 4 Man-Made Fusion; Chapter 5 Magnetic Confinement; Chapter 6 The Hydrogen Bomb; Chapter 7 Inertial-Confinement Fusion; Chapter 8 False Trails; Chapter 9 Tokamaks; Chapter 10 From T3 to ITER; Chapter 11 Fusion Power Plants; Chapter 12 Why We Need Fusion Energy; Epilogue; Units; Glossary; Further Reading; Index
- What is nuclear fusion?
- Energy from mass
- Fusion in the sun and stars
- Man-made fusion
- Magnetic confinement
- The hydrogen bomb
- Inertial confinement
- False trails
- Tokamaks
- From T3 to ITER
- Fusion power plants
- Why we need fusion energy