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Theory of One-Dimensional Vlasov-Maxwell Equilibria

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The details of the main results of this thesis have been explained in the preambles and summaries of Chaps. 2, 3, 4 and 5, and as such we shall not duplicate that information. Here, it is the intention to place the motivation of the work and the results in context with regards to personal research direction, broader questions, and suggestions for future work.

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Allanson, O. (2018). Discussion. In: Theory of One-Dimensional Vlasov-Maxwell Equilibria. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97541-2_6

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