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    1. Panofsky, W., and Phillips, M. Classical Electricity and Magnetism, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass.,1955, p. 222.
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    In addition to the references listed above, an excellent overall reference to line broadening theory can be found in:

    Böhm, K.-H.: "Basic Theory of Line Formation", Stellar Atmospheres, (ed.: J.Greenstein), Stars and Stellar Systems: Compendium of Astronomy and Astrophysics Vol VI, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1960, pp. 88 - 155.

    For a somewhat different approach to the problem of line broadening, the interested student should consult

    Jefferies, J.T.:Spectral Line Formation, Blaisdell, New York, 1968, pp. 46 - 91.

    A more complete treatment than we have given here can be found in

    Mihalas, D.: Stellar Atmospheres, 2d ed., W.H.Freeman, San Francisco, 1978, pp. 273 - 331.

    Griem, H.R.: Plasma Spectroscopy, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1964.

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