The Theory of Toroidally Confined Plasmas - Couverture rigide

White, Roscoe B

 
9781783263639: The Theory of Toroidally Confined Plasmas
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1783263636 ISBN 13 : 9781783263639
Editeur : Imperial College Press, 2014

Synopsis

This graduate level textbook develops the theory of magnetically confined plasma, with the aim of bringing the reader to the level of current research in the field of thermonuclear fusion. It begins with the basic concepts of magnetic field description, plasma equilibria and stability, and goes on to derive the equations for guiding center particle motion in an equilibrium field. Topics include linear and nonlinear ideal and resistive modes and particle transport. It is of use to workers in the field of fusion both for its wide-ranging account of tokamak physics and as a kind of handbook or formulary.This edition has been extended in a number of ways. The material on mode-particle interactions has been reformulated and much new information added, including methodology for Monte Carlo implementation of mode destabilization. These results give explicit means of carrying out mode destabilization analysis, in particular for the dangerous fishbone mode. A new chapter on cyclotron motion in toroidal geometry has been added, with comparisons of the analysis of resonances using guiding center results. A new chapter on the use of lithium lined walls has been added, a promising means of lowering the complexity and cost of full scale fusion reactors. A section on nonlocal transport has been added, including an analysis of Levy flight simulations of ion transport in the reversed field pinch in Padova, RFX.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This graduate level textbook develops the theory of magnetically confined plasma, with the aim of bringing the reader to the level of current research in the field of thermonuclear fusion. It begins with the basic concepts of magnetic field description, plasma equilibria and stability, and goes on to derive the equations for guiding center particle motion in an equilibrium field. Topics include linear and nonlinear ideal and resistive modes and particle transport. It is of use to workers in the field of fusion both for its wide-ranging account of tokamak physics and as a kind of handbook or formulary.This edition has been extended in a number of ways. The material on mode-particle interactions has been reformulated and much new information added, including methodology for Monte Carlo implementation of mode destabilization. These results give explicit means of carrying out mode destabilization analysis, in particular for the dangerous fishbone mode. A new chapter on cyclotron motion in toroidal geometry has been added, with comparisons of the analysis of resonances using guiding center results. A new chapter on the use of lithium lined walls has been added, a promising means of lowering the complexity and cost of full scale fusion reactors. A section on nonlocal transport has been added, including an analysis of Levy flight simulations of ion transport in the reversed field pinch in Padova, RFX.

Revue de presse

This third edition is a welcome addition to the literature on nuclear fusion research by one of the active top theoreticians in the field. It is intended for graduate students and researchers, who should be motivated enough to study with paper and pencil at hand to follow the very advanced calculations presented. -- J P (Hans) Goedbloed, Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

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Éditeur
Imperial College Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1783263636
ISBN 13 
9781783263639
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
3
Nombre de pages
528
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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