2021, ISBN: 9783030613723

Gebunden, 280 Seiten, 241mm x 160mm x 21mm, Sprache(n): eng Only treatment of the physics of Manhattan Project-era fission bombs prepared by a recognized expert on the topicSurveys all as… Mehr…

Gebunden, 280 Seiten, 241mm x 160mm x 21mm, Sprache(n): eng Only treatment of the physics of Manhattan Project-era fission bombs prepared by a recognized expert on the topicSurveys all aspects of the physics of fission weapons, from the characteristics of fission to analyzing critical mass, bomb yield, how to trigger the nuclear explosion in the first place, and complicating factors such as the probability that a bomb will "pre-detonate"Technical points illustrated with numerous graphsIncludes student exercises, with answersThe development of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project is one of the most significant scientific events of the twentieth century. This revised and updated 4th edition explores the challenges that faced the scientists and engineers of the Manhattan Project. It gives a clear introduction to fission weapons at the level of an upper-year undergraduate physics student by examining the details of nuclear reactions, their energy release, analytic and numerical models of the fission process, how critical masses can be estimated, how fissile materials are produced, and what factors complicate bomb design. An extensive list of references and a number of exercises for self-study are included. Revisions to this fourth edition include many upgrades and new sections. Improvements are made to, among other things, the analysis of the physics of the fission barrier, the time-dependent simulation of the explosion of a nuclear weapon, and the discussion of tamped bomb cores. New sections cover, for example, composite bomb cores, approximate methods for various of the calculations presented, and the physics of the polonium-beryllium "neutron initiators" used to trigger the bombs. The author delivers in this book an unparalleled, clear and comprehensive treatment of the physics behind the Manhattan project.Bruce Cameron Reed is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Physics at Alma College (Michigan), emeritus. He has published five textbooks and over 50 journal papers and semi-popular articles on the Manhattan Project; three of the texts are with Springer (one of these is currently in press, a popular treatment of the Project). In 2009, he was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in recognition of his contributions to promoting understanding of the history and physics of the Manhattan Project. Versandkostenfreie Lieferung Calculate Critical Mass Bomb, History of the Atomic Bomb, Manhattan Project Calculations, Nuclear Fission, Nuclear Research in the Forties, Nuclear Weapons, Oppenheimer Physics, Physics of Fission Weapons, Wartime Physics at Los Alamos<

2021, ISBN: 3030613720

[EAN: 9783030613723], Neubuch, [PU: Springer International Publishing], CALCULATE CRITICAL MASS BOMB; HISTORY OF THE ATOMIC MANHATTAN PROJECT CALCULATIONS; NUCLEAR FISSION; RESEARCH IN FO… Mehr…

[EAN: 9783030613723], Neubuch, [PU: Springer International Publishing], CALCULATE CRITICAL MASS BOMB; HISTORY OF THE ATOMIC MANHATTAN PROJECT CALCULATIONS; NUCLEAR FISSION; RESEARCH IN FORTIES; WEAPONS; OPPENHEIMER PHYSICS; PHYSICS FISSION WARTIME AT LOS ALAMOS, Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The development of nuclear weapons during the Manhattan Project is one of the most significant scientific events of the twentieth century. This revised and updated 4th edition explores the challenges that faced the scientists and engineers of the Manhattan Project. It gives a clear introduction to fission weapons at the level of an upper-year undergraduate physics student by examining the details of nuclear reactions, their energy release, analytic and numerical models of the fission process, how critical masses can be estimated, how fissile materials are produced, and what factors complicate bomb design.An extensive list of references and a number of exercises for self-study are included.Revisions to this fourth edition include many upgrades and new sections. Improvements are made to, among other things, the analysis of the physics of the fission barrier, the time-dependent simulation of the explosion of a nuclear weapon, and the discussion of tamped bomb cores. New sections cover, for example, composite bomb cores, approximate methods for various of the calculations presented, and the physics of the polonium-beryllium 'neutron initiators' used to trigger the bombs.The author delivers in this book an unparalleled, clear and comprehensive treatment of the physics behind the Manhattan project., Books<

2021, ISBN: 9783030613723

Springer, Hardcover, Auflage: 4th ed. 2021, 279 Seiten, Publiziert: 2021-01-03T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.59 kg, Verkaufsrang: 841985, World War II 1939-1945, Military History, His… Mehr…

Springer, Hardcover, Auflage: 4th ed. 2021, 279 Seiten, Publiziert: 2021-01-03T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.59 kg, Verkaufsrang: 841985, World War II 1939-1945, Military History, History, Subjects, Books, Astronomy & Space Science, Science, Nature & Maths, Physical Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Chemical, Engineering & Technology, Electrical, Nuclear Power, Energy Technology, Engineering Physics, History of Science, History & Philosophy, States of Matter, Popular Science, Astronomy & Cosmology, Scientific, Technical & Medical, Energy Engineering, Books Global Store, 579c3025-5e5c-446b-80c9-b24e6fd5c94f_3601, 579c3025-5e5c-446b-80c9-b24e6fd5c94f_0, Special Features Stores, Arborist Merchandising Root, Springer, 2021<

2021, ISBN: 3030613720

4th ed. 2021 Gebundene Ausgabe Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Physik, Plasmaphysik, Kernphysik, Kernchemie, Photochemie und Strahlung, Kernenergie und Kerntechnik (Nuklearenergie, … Mehr…

4th ed. 2021 Gebundene Ausgabe Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Physik, Plasmaphysik, Kernphysik, Kernchemie, Photochemie und Strahlung, Kernenergie und Kerntechnik (Nuklearenergie, Nukleartechnik), Calculate Critical Mass Bomb; History of the Atomic Bomb; Manhattan Project Calculations; Nuclear Fission; Nuclear Research in the Forties; Nuclear Weapons; Oppenheimer Physics; Physics of Fission Weapons; Wartime Physics at Los Alamos, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Springer International Publishing; Springer International Publishing AG]<