Implications of Fusion Plasma Studies to Other Collective Nonequilibrium Systems

Research in plasma physics and in controlled thermonuclear fusion (CTF) is an interdisciplinary field that involves the understanding and the solution of a new type of physical problem. Efforts to find scientific proof of the feasibility of CTF in the laboratory have led to the development of innovative ideas about the behavior of collective nonequilibrium systems that are of relevance in other areas of physics.