Glossary of Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Research
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| Term: | Kinetic Theory | |
| Definition: | A theory which attempts to explain the behavior of physical systems using the assumptions that the systems are composed of large numbers of atoms/molecules/particles in vigorous motion, that energy and momentum are conserved in collisions of these particles, and that statistical methods can be applied to deduce the behavior of such systems. |
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