NASA NTRS · 19740040349
Partition function for a two-dimensional plasma in the random-phase approximation
Abstract
The partition function for a two-dimensional plasma is evaluated within the random-phase approximation. The periodic boundary conditions are taken fully into account by including the periodic image interactions. In the guiding-center limit, the 'negative temperature' threshold energy is evaluated, and a value different from previous calculations results. When an identical random-phase evaluation is applied to the finite-gyroradius plasma, the Salzberg-Prager-May equation of state is recovered.
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Seyler, C. E., Jr.. 1974-03-11. Partition function for a two-dimensional plasma in the random-phase approximation. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19740040349
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