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Parallel plasma pressure (p∥​=m∫(v∥​−u∥​)2fd3v)

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The normal stress along the local magnetic field, evaluated using the random parallel velocity. At zero equilibrium mean flow, its linear perturbation is obtained from m∫v∥2​δfd3v together with the perturbation of the velocity-space measure.

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