Riemann's Contribution to Flight and Laser Fusion

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FeaturesCourtesy of Adolf BusemannShock waves: Understanding themwas essential for developing planesthat could break the sound barrierwithout destroying the aircraft. In anexclusive interview, aerodynamicistpioneer Adolf Busemann discussesthis and many of his other groundbreakingideas. /Above, Busemann(left) poses at the important 1935 Europeanaerodynamics meeting in Italywith two of his colleagues, Wieselsberger(center) and Ackeret.223342An FEF Proposal Based on Riemann's MethodBreaking the Impasse in Inertial Confinement FusionDr. Steven Bardwell and Uwe ParpartStrong shock waves, as Bernhard Riemann discussed them in an 1859paper, may be the answer to the current problem in laser fusion.Understanding why this is the case requires fusion scientists to take anew look at the concept of energy.An Interview with Adolf Busemann:Pioneer in Shock Waves, Supersonic Flight, and Fusion PowerBusemann was trained at Gottingen in the 1920s, in the Riemannhydrodynamicist tradition. His work on the V-2 rocket and supersonicflight led directly to major contributions in magnetic and inertialfusion.Exploding the H-Bomb SecretCharles B. StevensA firsthand account of the 1979 Progressive magazine court caseprovides some clues as to why the U.S. government went to suchlengths to^block publication of a technically incorrect article onthe H-bomb.Yes to Lorraine and yes to nuclearpower!—the rallying slogans on aposter of the broad-based pronucleargroup formed to save the 5,200 MWCattenom nuclear complex in Lorrainefrom the axe of French PresidentMitterrand.NewsSPECIAL REPORT15 Restoring Scientific Rigor in EducationFUSION REPORT17 What's Behind the Science Magazine Attack?Reviewing Laser Fusion Progress19 Classifying Scientific Progress: A Case Example20 Texas Tokamak Dedicated21 DOE Stalls on FED; Bouquard Reconvenes Advisory Panel60 European Panel Recommends Increased Fusion EffortINTERNATIONAL47 Launch of Ariane Puts Europe in Space Business47 Mexico: Economic Warfare Threatens Oil-for-Technology49 Group Formed to Defend French Nuclear Program49 Iraqi Reactor Could Not Build BombsNATIONAL50 Columbia Readied for Its Second FlightWASHINGTON52 Advanced Energy Budget in Holding Pattern; Worse to Come52 Remote Sensing; Is the U.S. Losing Its Lead?53 NASA's Beggs: Space Station Is Next
DepartmentsFrom the Editor's DeskThis issue offers readers a unique opportunityto look at the contribution ofthe 19th-century mathematical physicistBernhard Riemann: first, to see how Riemann'swork is essential today to solvingthe impasse in inertial fusion research(page 22); second, to see how a scientisttrained in the Gottingen tradition in the1920s, Adolf Busemann, used Riemann'smethod to make fundamental advancesin aerodynamics (page 33); and third, tounderstand how Riemann's 1859 paperwas the real secret in the Progressivecase (page 42).We are especially pleased to announce in this issue our publication ofan important book by Dr. Friedwardt Winterberg, The Physical Principlesof Thermonuclear Explosive Devices, which is must reading for readerswho want to fully understand what the government is trying to classifyand why such classification would inhibit basic scientific research (page44). And, don't miss the wide-ranging interview with author Winterberg(page 54).We also give you some homework! Readers are urged to sendtelegrams and letters of support to the group formed in France to defendthe nuclear industry from the antinuclear President Mitterrand (page 49).The address is Comite Pour Cattenom, 18 Place du Forum, Metz 57000,France. FEF supporters are also encouraged to join our campaign torestore scientific rigor to U.S. education (page 15). And, for those of youin the New York area, the FEF is sponsoring a special dinner to honorAdolf Busemann and his work, Thursday, Nov. 5, in New York City. Callor write the FEF for details.Finally, an apology: we regret any confusion we may have causedreaders in the September issue's cover story, "The World Needs 10Billion People." Pages 26 and 27 should have been numbered 28 and 29,and vice versa.Marjorie Mazel HechtManaging EditorFUSIONAT THE FRONTIERS Of SCIENCE AND ENERGVVol. 5, No. 1 Oct.-Nov. 1981EDITORIAL STAFFEditor-in-ChiefDr. Steven BardwellManaging EditorMarjorie Mazel HechtAssistant Managing EditorLydia Dittler SchulmanFusion Technology EditorCharles B. StevensWashington EditorMarsha FreemanBiology EditorCarol ClearyPhysics and Astronomy EditorDr. John SchoonoverEnergy EditorWilliam EngdahlArt DirectorAlan YuePhoto EditorCarlos de HoyosAdvertising ManagerAnton ChaitkinCirculation and Subscription ManagerPolly Johnson(212) 247-8820 ext. 667FUSION is published 10 times a year, monthlyexcept March and October, by the Fusion EnergyFoundation. Suite 1711, 250 West 57th St.,New York, N.Y. 10019, Tel, (212) 265-3749,Dedicated to providing accurate and comprehensiveinformation on advanced energy technologiesand policies, FUSION is committed torestoring American scientific and technologicalleadership. FUSION coverage of the frontiers ofscience focuses on the self-developing qualitiesof the physical universe in such areas asplasma physics—the basis for fusion power—as weli as biology and microphysics, and Includesgroundbreaking studies of the historicaldevelopment of science and technology.The views of the FEF are stated in the editorials.Opinions expressed in articles are notnecessarily those of the FEF directors or advisoryboard.Subscriptions by mail are $20 for 10 issuesor $38 lor 20 issues in the USA; $25 for 10issues in Canada. Airmail subscriptions toother countries are $40 for 10 issues.Address all correspondence to FUSION, FusionEnergy Foundation, Suite 1711, 250 West57th St., New York, N.Y. 10019.Second class postage is paid at New York.N.Y. and at additional mailing offices.Advertising RepresentativesFUSION'S European advertising representativeis Karl-Heinz Holz. Pf. 3329, 62 Wiesbaden,West Germany, Telephone (06121) 440277.Copyright G 1981Fusion Energy FoundationPrinted in Ihe USAAll Rights ReservedISSN 0148-0537USPS 437-370
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