Springer (part of Springer Nature), Brazilian Journal of Physics, 4b(34), p. 1638-1644
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-97332004000800024
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We compare and discuss several approximations to the dispersion relation for electrostatic waves in inhomogeneous plasmas, either obtained directly from Poisson's equation, or from the dielectric constant obtained using a dielectric tensor derived using the plane wave approximation, or from the dielectric constant derived using the effective dielectric tensor.