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Dense Plasma in Astrophysics

Dense plasma in planetary science

Exploring the materials of white dwarfs, brown dwarfs, and neutron stars

Dense plasmas are found under a wide range of physical conditions in many systems in planetary science and dense astrophysical objects including white dwarfs, brown dwarfs, neutron stars, etc.

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