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On a classical two-component plasma with a logarithmic interaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

M. van den Berg
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Heriot–Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, U.K

Synopsis

We prove the existence of the thermodynamic limit of the free energy per particle for a twocomponent plasma in one space dimension and with a logarithmic pair interaction.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1985

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