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| #REDIRECT [[Alfvén wave]] | | #REDIRECT [[Alfvén wave]] |
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| == Alfvén wave ==
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| <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Also magnetohydrodynamic wave, hydromagnetic wave.) A [[transverse wave]] propagating along a [[magnetic field]] in an electrically conducting fluid (<br/>''or'' [[plasma]]).</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">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.</div><br/> </div><div class="reference">Cowling, T. G. 1976. Magnetohydrodynamics. Ch. 3. </div><br/>
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