The use of quasi-normality assumptions in the theory of the two-dimensional guiding-centre plasma
- 1 December 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Plasma Physics
- Vol. 12 (3) , 501-507
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022377800025435
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.Keywords
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