Chapter 12: Applied Solution Methods—Part 3: Neutronics

We now consider problems involving neutron transport and neutron diffusion theory; because the emphasis of this presentation is on methods, we do not present strict end-to-end theory to support/not support the use of diffusion theory in the applied problems considered, as this is best covered in a dedicated course on reactor physics. We begin with the transport equation for completeness, and then merge into the diffusion equation…