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As was shown in the first chapter, the exact state of a system consisting of N charged particles can be given by the exact distribution function (see (1.31)) in six-dimensional phase space X = {r,v}. This is defined as the sum of δ-functions in N points of phase space:
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Somov, B.V. (1994). Statistical Description of a Plasma. In: Fundamentals of Cosmic Electrodynamics. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 191. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1184-3_5
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