Nuclear reactor physics

This third, completely revised edition of the textbook retains the proven concept of complete and balanced coverage of the topic. The first part looks at basic reactor physics, including, but not limited to nuclear reactions, diffusion theory, reactor dynamics, fuel burnup, and reactor safety.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Stacey, Weston M. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, 2018.
Edition3rd, revised edition.
Subjects
Nuclear engineering.
Nuclear reactors.
Nuclear fission.
Nuclear physics.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783527812288
3527812288
9783527812318
3527812318
9781523123674
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9783527812301
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9783527812295
3527812296
9783527413669
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Basic Reactor Physics. Neutron-Nuclear Reactions
  • Neutron Chain Fission Reactors
  • Neutron Diffusion and Transport Theory
  • Neutron Energy Distribution
  • Nuclear Reactor Dynamics
  • Fuel Burnup
  • Nuclear Power Reactors
  • Reactor Safety
  • Advanced Reactor Physics. Neutron Transport Theory
  • Neutron Slowing Down
  • Resonance Absorption
  • Neutron Thermalization
  • Perturbation and Variational Methods
  • Homogenization
  • Nodal and Synthesis Methods
  • Space-Time Neutron Kinetics
  • Appendix A: Physical Constants and Nuclear Data
  • Appendix B: Some Useful Mathematical Formulas
  • Appendix C: Step Functions, Delta Functions, and Other Functions
  • Appendix D: Some Properties of Special Functions
  • Appendix E: Introduction to Matrices and Matrix Algebra
  • Appendix F: Introduction to Laplace Transforms.

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