Active Control of Magneto-hydrodynamic Instabilities in Hot Plasmas

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Igochine, Valentin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, 83
• Subjects: Physics.; Nuclear energy.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Magnetism.; Magnetic materials.; Electric power production.; Nuclear engineering.; Plasma Physics.; Energy Technology.; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials.; Nuclear Engineering.; Nuclear Energy.

During the past century, world-wide energy consumption has risen dramatically, which leads to a quest for new energy sources. Fusion of hydrogen atoms in hot plasmas is an attractive approach to solve the energy problem, with abundant fuel, inherent safety and no long-lived radioactivity.  However,...