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In Chapter 2 we studied general wave propagation in an infinite, cold, two-component plasma which was characterized by charged particles having no energy except the energy alternately gained and lost as a result of their participation in the wave motion. In this chapter, we restrict our study to the behavior of electrostatic waves propagating parallel to the applied magnetic field in so-called warm plasmas, which are characterized by charged particles having thermal energy. Whereas, for the cold plasma, we found only one purely electrostatic mode, which was simply a (nonpropagating) normal mode of oscillation of the plasma, we find that in a warm plasma the thermal pressure of the particles makes it possible for more than one purely electrostatic mode to exist and causes these modes to be propagating modes.
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Jones, W.D., Doucet, H.J., Buzzi, J.M. (1985). Electrostatic Waves in a Warm Plasma A Fluid-Theory Example. In: An Introduction to the Linear Theories and Methods of Electrostatic Waves in Plasmas. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0211-8_3
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