Alfvén wave

See also: Alfven wave

English

Etymology

For Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪv

Noun

Alfvén wave (plural Alfvén waves)

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

Hypernyms

wave

Related terms

Alfvén number
Alfvén speed
Alfvenic

Translations

a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma

Arabic: مَوْجَة أَلْفْفِين f (mawjat ʔalffīn)
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
Turkish: Alfvén dalgası

Further reading

Alfvén wave on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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