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'''Plasma parameters''' define various characteristics of a [[Plasma (physics)|plasma]], an electrically conductive collection of [[charged particle|charged]] and neutral [[particle]]s of various species ([[electron]]s and [[ion]]s) that responds ''collectively'' to [[electromagnetic force]]s.<ref>Peratt, Anthony, ''Physics of the Plasma Universe'' (1992);</ref> The behaviour of suchSuch particle systems can be studied [[Statistical mechanics|statistically]], i.e., their behaviour can be described based on a limited number of global parameters instead of tracking each particle separately.<ref>Parks, George K., ''Physics of Space Plasmas'' (2004, 2nd Ed.)</ref>

== Fundamental ==