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View SchemaPlasma: the genesis of the word
| Authors | Mario J. Pinheiro |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0703260 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0703260 |
Abstract
The historical roots of the word plasma are recalled. It is suggested that possibly at the beginning of the researches in low-pressure gas discharges the driving motivation was related to the psychic phenomena investigated by Sir William Crookes.
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