Physicists around the world are today vigorously pursuing research in plasma physics, not only because nearly all matter in the Universe is in the plasma state, but because plasma physics has many important terrestrial applications. Researchers in the field quickly recognized the complexity of phenomena supported by collections of charged particles, and by using computers they have significantly accelerated the maturation of plasma science. Recent advances in computational models and computer hardware have greatly improved the correspondence of computer calculations with experimental data.
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