Francis Chen: An Indispensable Truth | Buch

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Recent books have raised the public consciousness about the dangers of global warming and climate change. This book is intended to convey the message that there is a solution. The solution is the rapid development of hydrogen fusion energy. This energy source is inexhaustible and, although achieving fusion energy is difficult, the progress made in the past two decades has been remarkable. The physics issues are now understood well enough that serious engineering can [...] book starts with a summary of climate change and energy sources, trying to give a concise, clear, impartial picture of the facts, separate from conjecture and sensationalism. Controlled fusion -- the difficult problems and ingenious solutions -- is then explained using many new [...] bottom line -- what has yet to be done, how long it will take, and how much it will cost -- may surprise you.

Francis F. Chen's career in plasma has extended over five decades. His textbook Introduction to Plasma Physics has been used worldwide continuously since 1974. He is the only physicist who has published significantly in both experiment and theory and on both magnetic fusion and laser fusion. As an outdoorsman and runner, he is deeply concerned about the environment. Currently he enjoys bird photography and is a member of the Audubon Society.

Über den Autor

Francis F. Chen's career in plasma physics has extended over five decades. His textbook Introduction to Plasma Physics has been used worldwide continuously since 1974. He is the only physicist who has published significantly in both experiment and theory and on both magnetic fusion and laser fusion. As an outdoorsman and runner, he is deeply concerned about the environment. Currently he enjoys bird photography and is a member of the Audubon Society.

Zusammenfassung

Presents fusion energy as a potential solution for global warming in a way not previously described

Explains recent developments in fusion energy in a language for vast, non-scientific readership, with technical details included in the Appendices

Provides the reader with a simplified summary of alternate energy sources written by a pioneer in fusion research

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Prologue.- The Evidence for Climate Change.- The Future of Energy I: Fossil Fuels.- The Future of Energy II: Renewable Energy.- Fusion: Energy from the Seawater.- Perfecting the Magnetic Bottle.- The Remarkable Tokamak.- Evolution and Physics of the Tokamak.- A Half-century of Progress.- Engineering: The Big Challenge.- Fusion Concepts for the Future.- Conclusions.- Epilogue.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Fachbereich:	Kraftwerktechnik
Genre:	Importe , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	xvii 433 S.
ISBN-13:	9781441978196
ISBN-10:	1441978194
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	12732029
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Chen, Francis
Hersteller:	Springer US Springer New York
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	241 x 160 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	Francis Chen
Erscheinungsdatum:	22.04.2011
Gewicht:	0,84 kg