Published 1983 | Version v1
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Kinetic theory of waves and instabilities in an homogeneous plasma

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A general dispersion equation describing the electromagnetic wave propagation at an arbitrary angle to a homogeneous magnetic field in a plasma with an arbitrary equilibrium gyrotropic distribution function is obtained on the base of Maxwell equations. The Newcomb theorem is given which discloses that equilibria with a monotonous distribution function are stable relative to small electromagnetic perturbations of an arbitrary polarization. Particular cases of kinetic modes and instabilities are investigated

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Original title (Russian)
Кинетическая теория волн и неустойчивостей в однородной плазме

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Publisher
Ehnergoatomizdat.
Imprint Place
Moscow (USSR)
Imprint Title
Base of plasma physics. V. 1
Journal Page Range
p. 443-502.

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Notes
51 refs.; 17 figs.; translated from English. Imprint:Osnovy fiziki plazmy. Tom 1.