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special function arising from integrating over a Maxwellian velocity distribution, used to compute kinetic wave dispersion and damping.

In plasma physics, plasma dispersion function refers to special function arising from integrating over a Maxwellian velocity distribution, used to compute kinetic wave dispersion and damping. This meaning comes from Fried (1961) in The plasma dispersion function.[1]

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References

Fried, B. D. (1961). The plasma dispersion function. Elsevier Science & Technology Books. ISBN 9781483261737

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