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Theory of a test particle in an inhomogeneous stationary plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

R. A. Cairns
Affiliation:
Department of Natural Philosophy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland

Abstract

The motion of a test particle in a plasma whose average properties vary along one direction in space, but are independent of time, is considered. A method is given which enables this problem to be treated similarly to existing theories for a homogeneous plasma.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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