Alfvén wave

Alfvén wave

See also: Alfven wave

English

Etymology

For Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist.

Noun

Alfvén wave (plural Alfvén waves)

1. (physics) A hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma.

Related terms

• Alfvén number
• Alfvén speed
• alfvenic

Translations

a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma

Arabic: مَوْجَة أَلْفْفِين‎ f (mawjat ʾalffīn) Chinese: Mandarin: 阿爾文波, 阿尔文波 (Ā'ěrwén bō) French: onde d’Alfvén f German: Alfvén-Welle f Japanese: アルヴェーン波 (Aruvēn-nami, Aruvēn-ha) Korean: 알펜파 (Alpen-pa) Portuguese: onda de Alfvén f Russian: альфве́новская волна́ f (alʹfvɛ́novskaja volná) Spanish: onda de Alfvén f