Neutron Physics For Nuclear Reactors: Unpublished Writings By Enrico Fermi (Hardcover)

Salvatore Esposito

ISBN 10: 9814291226 / ISBN 13: 9789814291224

Published by World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, Singapore, 2010

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Hardcover. This unique volume gives an accurate and very detailed description of the functioning and operation of basic nuclear reactors, as emerging from yet unpublished papers by Nobel Laureate Enrico Fermi.In the first part, the entire course of lectures on Neutron Physics delivered by Fermi at Los Alamos is reported, according to the version made by Anthony P French. Here, the fundamental physical phenomena are described very clearly and comprehensively, giving the appropriate physics grounds for the functioning of nuclear piles. In the second part, all the patents issued by Fermi (and coworkers) on the functioning, construction and operation of several different kinds of nuclear reactors are reported. Here, the main engineering problems are encountered and solved by employing simple and practical methods, which are described in detail.This seminal work mainly caters to students, teachers and researchers working in nuclear physics and engineering, but it is of invaluable interest to historians of physics too, since the material presented here is entirely novel. Presents the functioning and operation of basic nuclear reactors by Nobel Laureate Enrico Fermi. This title describes the fundamental physical phenomena by giving the appropriate physics grounds for the functioning of nuclear piles. It reports the functioning, construction and operation of different kinds of nuclear reactors. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Neutron Physics For Nuclear Reactors: Unpublished Writings By Enrico Fermi (Hardcover)
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9814291226
• ISBN 13: 9789814291224
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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This unique volume gives an accurate and very detailed description of the functioning and operation of basic nuclear reactors, as emerging from yet unpublished papers by Nobel Laureate Enrico Fermi.In the first part, the entire course of lectures on Neutron Physics delivered by Fermi at Los Alamos is reported, according to the version made by Anthony P French. Here, the fundamental physical phenomena are described very clearly and comprehensively, giving the appropriate physics grounds for the functioning of nuclear piles. In the second part, all the patents issued by Fermi (and coworkers) on the functioning, construction and operation of several different kinds of nuclear reactors are reported. Here, the main engineering problems are encountered and solved by employing simple and practical methods, which are described in detail.This seminal work mainly caters to students, teachers and researchers working in nuclear physics and engineering, but it is of invaluable interest to historians of physics too, since the material presented here is entirely novel.