Lawson criterion

English

Etymology

From John D. Lawson.

Noun

Lawson criterion

  1. (physics) A necessary, but not sufficient, condition for the achievement of sustained release of energy from a nuclear fusion reactor; that the heating effect of the reaction should exceed the losses.
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