Dur previous volume 14 was devoted to an exposition of the topics
of sensitivity analysis and uncertainty theory with its development
and application in nuclear reactor physics at the heart of the
discussion. In this volume, we return to our customary format as a
selection of topics of current interest, authored by those working
in the field. These topics range from the theoretical underpinnings
of the (linear) Boltzmann transport equation to a resume of our ex
pectations in what still may be thought of as twenty-first century
technology, the world's fusion reactor program. In the first
article of this volume, we have Protopop escu's analysis of the
structure of the Boltzmann equation and its solutions for energy
and space-dependent problems of an eigenvalue nature. There long
has been a curious "folk history" effect in this area~ Wigner and
Weinberg could de scribe it as "what was generally known was
generally untrue". This account of the Boltzmann equation surely
will show that a rigorous basis for our expectations of certain
solutions can be well-founded on analysis. Ely Gelbard's review of
the methods of determining diffusion-type parameters in complex
geometries where simple diffusion theory would be welcome has
required just as much rigor to determine how such modeling can be
made accurate, although to a more immediate and practical purpose.
The two articles can be seen as interesting contrasts, facets of
the same underlying problem showing apparently different aspects of
the same central core.
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Advances in Nuclear Science & Technology, 15 |
Release date: |
February 2013 |
First published: |
1983 |
Authors: |
Jeffery Lewins
• Martin Becker
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
406 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4613-3759-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Physics >
Atomic & molecular physics
|
LSN: |
1-4613-3759-3 |
Barcode: |
9781461337591 |
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