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Nuclear fusion introduction and artificial fusion status
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Abstract
Nuclear fusion, a process that has the potential to revolutionize the world's energy landscape, is the subject of extensive research due to its promise of providing a clean and safe energy source. The article outlines the essential principles of nuclear fusion and the chronology of its discovery, from early predictions to its initial realization in the first half of the 20th century. It also highlights the extreme requirements and challenges associated with fusion. Furthermore, the article introduces two natural nuclear fusion reactions: thermonuclear fusion and pycnonuclear fusion. In the final section, the focus shifts to artificial nuclear fusion, discussing the progression from the uncontrollable hydrogen bomb to efforts toward controlled atomic fusion since the mid-20th century. The article emphasizes various nuclear fusion configurations (Tokamak, Stellarator, ICF, Magnetic mirrors, and z-pinch) that have been proposed globally, detailing their features, strengths, and weaknesses.
Keywords
Nuclear Fusion, History Of Fusion, Tokamak, Stellarator, ICF, Magnetic Mirrors, Z-Pinch, Pycnonuclear Fusion
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 2023 International Conference on Mathematical Physics and Computational Simulation
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-261-9
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-262-6
- Published Date
- 26 December 2023
- Series
- Theoretical and Natural Science
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-8818
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-8826
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-8818/28/20230314
- Copyright
- 26 December 2023
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited