Frontiers in Fusion Research II Introduction to Modern Tokamak Physics /

• Main Authors: Kikuchi, Mitsuru (Author), Azumi, Masafumi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Energy.; Nuclear energy.; Nuclear fusion.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Nuclear engineering.; Nuclear Energy.; Nuclear Fusion.; Nuclear Engineering.; Plasma Physics.

This book reviews recent progress in our understanding of tokamak physics related to steady state operation, and addresses the scientific feasibility of a steady state tokamak fusion power system. It covers the physical principles behind continuous tokamak operation and details the challenges remain...

Table of Contents:

• Steady State Tokamak Reactor
• Plasma Equilibrium in Tokamak
• Advanced Tokamak Regime
• Collisional Transport in Tokamak
• Low Frequency Collective Motions in Tokamak
• Plasma Confinement in Tokamak
• Turbulent Transport in Tokamak
• MHD Stability
• Technology Developments for Fusion Power
• A: Mathematical Basics
• B: Elementary Physics
• C: Elementary Plasmas Physics.