Nuclear Reactor Physics by Weston M. Stacey - 9783527413669

Name: Nuclear Reactor Physics by Weston M. Stacey - 9783527413669
Brand: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH

Nuclear Reactor PhysicsAuthor(s): Weston M. Stacey\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Germany\nImprint: Blackwell Verlag GmbH\nISBN-13: 9783527413669, 978-3527413669\nSynopsis\nThe third, revised edition of this popular textbook and reference, which has been translated into Russian and Chinese, expands the comprehensive and balanced coverage of nuclear reactor physics to include recent advances in understanding of this topic.\n\n The first part of the book covers basic reactor physics, including, but not limited to nuclear reaction data, neutron diffusion theory, reactor criticality and dynamics, neutron energy distribution, fuel burnup, reactor types and reactor safety.\n\n The second part then deals with such physically and mathematically more advanced topics as neutron transport theory, neutron slowing down, resonance absorption, neutron thermalization, perturbation and variational methods, homogenization, nodal and synthesis methods, and space-time neutron dynam.