Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology

Eigenvalue Problems for the Boltzmann Operator in Various Formulations.- I. Introduction.- II. The Role of Eigenvalues.- III. Various Forms of the Boltzmann Equation.- IV. Isotropic Scattering.- V. Pseudomodes and True "Shadowed" Modes.- VI. Anisotropic Scattering.- VII. Conclusions.- Acknowledgements.- References.- The Definition and Computation of Average Neutron Lifetimes.- Abstract.- I. Introduction.- II. Definitions.- III. Analysis.- IV. Specific Cases.- V. Approximate Expressions for Neutron Lifetimes.- VI. Summary.- References.- Nonlinear Nuclear Stochastic Theory.- Abstract.- I. Introduction.- II. Nonlinear Stochastic Phenomena in Nuclear Reactors.- III. Theoretical Treatment of Nonlinear Stochastic Effects.- IV. Concluding Remarks.- References.- Appendix I. Kummers's Confluent Hypergeornetric Function.- Appendix II. Nonlinear Transformation of Stochastic Variables.- Fusion Reactor Development: A Review.- Abstract.- I. Introduction.- II. Tokamaks.- III. Technology.- IV. Tokamak Reactor Studies.- V. Alternate Confinement Concepts.- VI. Commercialization Timetable.- References.- Streaming in Lattices.- I. Introduction.- II. Definition of Diffusion Coefficients.- III. Monte Carlo Computation of Diffusion Coefficients.- IV. Testing of Homogenized Diffusion Coefficients.- References.- Contributors.