Vlasov equation and N-body dynamics - How central is particle dynamics to our understanding of plasmas? Yves Elskens, Dominique F. Escande and Fabrice Doveil Eur. Phys. J. D, 68 8 (2014) 218 Published online: 12 August 2014 DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2014-50164-9