nuclear fusion: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Further information can be found in Donald D. Clayton, Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis (1968, reprinted 1983), a description of nuclear astrophysics covering energy generation and transport in stars, thermonuclear fusion reactions, and star burning; Francis F. Chen, Plasma Physics, 2nd ed. (1984), vol. 1 of Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, a basic introduction; V.E. Golant, A.P. Zhilinsky, and I.E. Sakharov, Fundamentals of Plasma Physics (1980; originally published in Russian, 1977), an advanced text; J. Raeder et al., Controlled Nuclear Fusion: Fundamentals of Its Utilization for Energy Supply (1986; originally published in German, 1981), an introduction to fusion energy, its technology, and the engineering aspects of conceptual fusion power reactors; Robert W. Conn, βThe Engineering of Magnetic Fusion Reactors,β Scientific American, 249(4):60β71 (October 1983), a descriptive article on the technology of fusion machines and future fusion-energy reactors; and Robert A. Gross, Fusion Energy (1984), an introductory text to fusion energy physics and technology, with an emphasis on the magnetic confinement fusion approach.
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| Invalidated site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Measuring national capability over big science?s multidisciplinarity: A case study of nuclear fusion research. | Oct 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - Nuclear fusion. | Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NTRS - NASA - A New Way of Triggering Nuclear Fusion (PDF). | Sep 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Nuclear fusion. | Jul 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - University Physics Volume 3 - Nuclear Fusion. | Jul 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Harvard Gazette - Why nuclear fusion is so exciting. | May 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Measuring national capability over big science?s multidisciplinarity: A case study of nuclear fusion research. | Dec 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Open University - Open Research Online - Tritium supply and use: a key issue for the development of nuclear fusion energy. | Sep 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Nuclear fusion breakthrough οΏ½ what is it and how does it work? | Jun 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Central Florida Pressbooks - University Physics Volume 3 - Nuclear Fusion. | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - Nuclear Fusion. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Atomic Energy Agency - What is nuclear fusion? | May 12, 2023 | ||
| Links and video added. | May 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Nuclear Fusion. | Dec 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space.com - What is nuclear fusion? | Sep 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - Nuclear Fission Versus Nuclear Fusion. | Jul 06, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 14, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Purdue University - College of Science - Bodner Research Web - Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion. | Apr 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Purdue University - Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion. | Sep 13, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Nuclear Fusion. | Nov 07, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: ITER - The Way to New Energy. | Oct 18, 2010 | ||
| Add new Web site: ITER - The Way to New Energy. | Oct 18, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: The University of Surrey - Fission and Fusion. | Jun 16, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Tim-thompson.com - An Introduction to Nuclear Fusion in the Sun, and the Solar Neutrino Problem. | Jun 16, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 09, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Nuclear Fusion. | Jan 09, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: HyperPhysics - Nuclear Fusion. | Jan 08, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: IAEA.org - Nuclear Fusion. | Jan 08, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: University of Waterloo - Nuclear Fusion. | Jan 08, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory - Nuclear Fusion. | Jan 08, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Mar 16, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 16, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Aug 23, 1998 |