The Basics You Need
Nuclear Fusion — The Dream of Unlimited Energy
Prerequisites: fusion vs. fission, the D-T reaction, plasma, the Lawson criterion. Anchor: ITER introduced.
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6 pagesLesson 3 — The Basics You Need
Understanding the Complex: Nuclear Fusion — The Dream of Unlimited Energy
If you already know the difference between fusion and fission, what a plasma is, and why the Lawson criterion matters, you can skim this lesson. Everything here will come up again in Lessons 4–6.
For everyone else: four concepts, and then the anchor example that runs through the next three lessons.