fusion reactor: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Stanley W. Angrist, Direct Energy Conversion, 4th ed. (1987), provides a historical introduction and overview. Articles written for the lay reader include two from Scientific American: Robert W. Conn, “The Engineering of Magnetic Fusion Reactors,” 249(4):60–71 (October 1983); and R. Stephen Craxton, Robert L. McCrory, and John M. Soures, “Progress in Laser Fusion,” 255(2):68–79 (August 1986). The following books assume that the reader has a science background. Concepts of fusion in general are examined by Thomas James Dolan, Fusion Research: Principles, Experiments, and Technology (1982). Francis F. Chen, Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, vol. 1, Plasma Physics, 2nd ed. (1984); and Weston M. Stacey, Jr., Fusion Plasma Analysis (1981), provide introductions to plasma physics. Particular approaches to fusion are analyzed in James J. Duderstadt and Gregory A. Moses, Inertial Confinement Fusion (1982); two articles from Physics Today, vol. 45, no. 9 (September 1992): John D. Lindl, Robert L. McCrory, and E. Michael Campbell, “Progress Toward Ignition and Burn Propagation in Inertial Confinement Fusion,” pp. 32–40; and William J. Hogan, Roger Bangerter, and Gerald L. Kulcinski, “Energy from Inertial Fusion,” pp. 42–50; Weston M. Stacey, Jr., Fusion: An Introduction to the Physics and Technology of Magnetic Confinement Fusion (1984); and two articles from Physics Today, vol. 45, no. 1 (January 1992): J. Geoffrey Cordey, Robert J. Goldston, and Ronald R. Parker, “Progress Toward a Tokamak Fusion Reactor,” pp. 22–30; and James D. Callen, Benjamin A. Carreras, and Ronald D. Stambaugh, “Stability and Transport Processes in Tokamak Plasmas,” pp. 34–42.

Stewart C. Prager

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  • Stewart C. Prager
    Professor of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  • Farrokh Najmabadi
    Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California at San Diego.

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Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The path to fusion power†. Sep 28, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - A Symbiotic Approach to Compact Fission and Fusion Reactors. Jul 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Selection Criteria for Fusion Reactor Structures. Sep 29, 2023
Media added. Aug 07, 2023
Add new Web site: International Atomic Energy Agency - What is nuclear fusion? Sep 14, 2022
Mentioned the ITER project in southern France. Dec 12, 2018
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Nuclear Fusion Reactors Work. Feb 10, 2009
Article revised and updated. Mar 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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