Background
Kadomtsev, Boris Borisovich was born on November 9, 1928 in Panfilov, Kasakhstan, Russia. Son of Boris Alekseevich and Nadesda Petrovna (Mitrofanova) Kadomtsev.
(The importance of tokamaks and their role in fusion react...)
The importance of tokamaks and their role in fusion reactors has been known for some time, but it is only now that plasma physicists have reached a clear understanding of the major principles governing the behaviour of confined high-temperature plasma. This book gives a timely and comprehensive survey of these concepts as well as a simple presentation of the basic physics involved. The topics discussed include: the theory of plasma equilibrium and its main instabilities, semi-empirical approaches for investigating heat transport, major plasma instabilities restricting the region of a tokamak's operating modes, a variety of plasma confinement regimes and other phenomena such as MARFE, magnetic bubbles and fishbones. The author proposes a new mechanism for anomalous heat transport connected with the idea of microscale 'island' structure. The information is presented in a clear and systematic way which will make this book interesting and useful to a broad spectrum of scientists and engineers involved in fusion reactor research. '...an excellent book - authoritative, broad and bristling with insight' Professor R D Hazeltine, The University of Texas at Austin.
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Kadomtsev, Boris Borisovich was born on November 9, 1928 in Panfilov, Kasakhstan, Russia. Son of Boris Alekseevich and Nadesda Petrovna (Mitrofanova) Kadomtsev.
Doctor of Science, Moscow State University, 1951.
Researcher Physics-Energy Institute, Obninsk, Russia, 1952-1956, Kurchatov Institute, Moscow, 1956-1973, director division, since 1973.
(The importance of tokamaks and their role in fusion react...)
USSR Academy, of Sciences 1962-1970, Academician since 1970. Royal Swedish Academy, of Sciences.
Married Antonina Mikhailovna Golubeva, May 25, 1950. Children: Sergey, Mikhail.