The Vlasov equation is the master equation which provides a statistical description for the collective behavior of large numbers of charged particles in mutual, long-range interaction. In other words, a low collision (or ‘Vlasov’) plasma. Plasma physics is itself a relatively young discipline, whose ‘birth’ can be ascribed to the 1920s. The origin of the Vlasov model, however, is even more recent, dating back to the late 1940s. This ‘young age’ is due to the rare occurrence of Vla...
विषयसूची
1. Introduction to a Universal Model: the Vlasov Equation.
2. A Paradigm for a Collective Description of a Plasma: the 1D Vlasov-Poisson Equations.
3. Electromagnetic Fie...
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Pierre Bertrand is Emeritus Professor at the University of Lorraine, France. He has been working for more than 50 years in various fields of theoretical physics, an...