Magnetic Confinement Fusion Driven Thermonuclear Energy

About the AuthorPrefaceAcknowledgmentCHAPTER ONE:Foundation of Electromagnetic Theory1.1Introduction1.2Vector Analysis1.2.1Vector Algebra1.2.2Vector Gradient<1.2.3Vector Integration1.2.4Vector Divergence1.2.5Vector Curl1.2.6Vector Differential Operator1.3Further Developments1.4Electrostatics1.4.1The Coulomb's Law1.4.2The Electric Field1.4.3The Gauss's Law1.5Solution of Electrostatic Problems1.5.1Poisson's Equation1.5.2Laplace's Equation1.6Electrostatic Energy1.6.1Potential Energy of a Group of Point Charges1.6.2Electrostatic Energy of a Charge Distribution1.6.3Forces and Torques1.7Maxwell's Equations1.8Debye Length1.9Physics of Plasmas1.10Fluid Description of Plasma1.11MHD1.12Plasma Stability1.13Kink Stability1.14ReferencesCHAPTER TWO:Principles of Plasma Physics2.1Introduction2.2Barrier Penetration2.3Calculation of Coulomb Barrier2.4Thermonuclear Fusion Reactions2.5Rates of Thermonuclear Reactions2.6Thermonuclear Fusion Reactions2.7Critical Ignition Temperature for Fusion2.8Controlled Thermonuclear Ideal Ignition Temperature2.9Bremsstrahlung Radiation2.10Bremsstrahlung Plasma Radiation Losses2.11Bremsstrahlung Emission Rate2.12Additional Radiation Losses2.13Inverse Bremsstrahlung in Controlled Thermonuclear ICF and MCF2.14ReferencesCHAPTER THREE:Confinement Systems for Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion3.3Introduction3.4Magnetic Confinement Fusion3.5Summary of Guiding Center Drift3.6Motion of Plasma Particles in a Magnetic Field3.7Stabilization of the Pinched Discharge3.8Linear Pinched Discharge3.9Magnetic Confinement Fusion Reactors3.9.1The Tokamak3.9.1.1Plasma Diffusion3.9.2The Reversed Field Pinch3.9.2.1Theory3.9.2.2Experiment3.9.2.3Low Beta Pinch3.9.2.4High Beta Pinch3.9.2.5Reversed Field Pinch as a Fusion Reactor3.9.3The Stellarator3.9.4The Field Reversed Configuration3.9.5The Levitated Dipole3.10ReferencesIndex