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Lawson criterion
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English
Etymology
From John D. Lawson.
Noun
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en 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.
Related terms
en Lawson comfort criterion
en eponyms