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Diamond, P.H., Frisch, U. & Pomeau, Y. Editorial introduction to the special issue “Plasma physics in the 20th century as told by players”. EPJ H 43, 337–353 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjh/e2018-90061-5
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