A Lagrangian formulation of the Boltzmann-Vlasov equation for plasmas
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- 11 November 1958
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Vol. 248 (1253), 282-287
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1958.0244
Abstract
A variational principle is found for the Boltzmann-Vlasov equation for an ionized gas in an electromagnetic field. The principle leads to a new formulation of the problem of small oscillations about equilibrium.Keywords
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