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Alfvén wave

(Also magnetohydrodynamic wave, hydromagnetic wave.) A transverse wave propagating along a magnetic field in an electrically conducting fluid (

or plasma).
This kind of wave does not exist in gases or fluids that are not ionized or in a plasma free from a magnetic field. The dynamics of such waves are analogous to those in a vibrating string.
Cowling, T. G. 1976. Magnetohydrodynamics. Ch. 3.

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+|Meaning=(Also magnetohydrodynamic wave, hydromagnetic wave.) A [[transverse wave]] propagating  along a [[magnetic field]] in an electrically conducting fluid (
-(Also magnetohydrodynamic wave, hydromagnetic wave.) A [[transverse wave]] propagating  along a [[magnetic field]] in an electrically conducting fluid (<br/>''or'' [[plasma]]).<br/> This kind of [[wave]] does not exist in gases or fluids that are not ionized or in a plasma free  from a magnetic field. The dynamics of such waves are analogous to those in a vibrating string.<br/> Cowling, T. G. 1976. Magnetohydrodynamics. Ch. 3.
+|Explanation=''or'' [[plasma]]).<br/> This kind of [[wave]] does not exist in gases or fluids that are not ionized or in a plasma free  from a magnetic field. The dynamics of such waves are analogous to those in a vibrating string.<br/> Cowling, T. G. 1976. Magnetohydrodynamics. Ch. 3.
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