Fundamental Research in High Energy Density Science

By: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences and Board on Physics and Astronomy and Committee on the Assessment of High Energy Density Science

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Synopsis: High energy density (HED) science has critical applications for society from fusion energy to sustaining the US nuclear deterrent, while also contributing to broader scientific questions such as understanding planets and their origins. The next decade of HED science will be instrumental to growing our understanding and in the development of new technologies and processes. Fundamental Research in High Energy Density Science identifies key challenges and science questions for the field for the coming decade and proposes ways to address them.