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1、PHYSICALSCIENCESPHYSICALSCIENCESNotableResearchandDiscoveriesKYLEKIRKLAND,PH.D.PHYSICALSCIENCES:NotableResearchandDiscoveriesCopyright©2010byKyleKirkland,Ph.D.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedorutilizedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,

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6、d,Minn.BookprintedandboundbyBangPrinting,Inc.,Brainerd,Minn.Dateprinted:June2010PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica10987654321isbookisprintedonacid-freepaper.COnTenTSPrefaceixAcknowledgmentsxiiiIntroductionxv1NuclearFusion:PowerfromtheAtom1Introduction2Einstein’sFamousEquation:E=mc26Th

7、ePowerofFusion9InertialConfinement—IgnitionwithLasers10NationalIgnitionFacility12MagneticConfinement—ABottlewithNoWalls15JointEuropeanTorus18ITERFusion20AlternativeApproachestoFusion—ColdFusion21“BubbleFusion”24Conclusion26Chronology28FurtherResources302ParticleAccelerators34Introduct

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