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Mar8-12, 05:55 PM   #1
 

Langmuir waves


This is probably a dumb question, but why are Langmuir waves considered electrostatic phenomena? Why isn't there an oscillating magnetic field? Aren't the electrons accelerating as they oscillate?
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