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A quantum field theoretical approach to plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

L. Gomberoff
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel

Abstract

By making use of the Feynman–Schwinger formalism of quantum electrodynamics, the classical dispersion relation for electrostatic and electromagnetic waves in a homogeneous plasma is derived. It is then argued that such techniques can be helpful in dealing with quasi-linear and nonlinear problems in plasmas.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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