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The use of quasi-normality assumptions in the theory of the two-dimensional guiding-centre plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

I. Cook
I. Cook
Affiliation:
UKAEA Culham Laboratory, Abingdon, Berkshire
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Abstract

It is argued that the use of quasi-normality or ‘random phase’ approximations in the kinetic theory of the two-dimensional guiding-centre plasma gives rise to unphysical and inconsistent results.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , December 1974 , pp. 501 - 507
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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