Title:
The future of fusion energy / Jason Parisi, University of Oxford, UK, Justin Ball, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.
Author:
Parisi, Jason, author.
Ball, Justin (Justin Richard), author.
Publication Information:
London ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd., 2019.
Call Number:
QC791 .P37 2019
Abstract:
"The gap between the state of fusion energy research and public understanding is vast. In an entertaining and engaging narrative, this popular science book gives readers the basic tools to understand how fusion works, its potential, and contemporary research problems"-- Publisher's description.
ISBN:
9781786345424
9781786347497
Physical Description:
xxvi, 378 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Contents:
Part 1. Motivation. The hydrogen-powered civilization -- Energy in numbers and graphs -- Part 2. The basics. Fundamentals of fusion energy -- Plasma confinement -- Fusion technology -- Part 3. The state of the art. The past : fusion breakthroughs -- The present : ITER -- The future : designing a Tokamak power plant -- Part 4. Special topics. Alternative approaches to fusion energy -- Fusion and nuclear proliferation -- Fusion and space exploration -- Part 5. Conclusions. When will we have fusion?
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