Alfvén
[ ahl-veyn, al- ]
/ ɑlˈveɪn, æl- /
noun
Han·nes (O·lof Gö·sta) [hahn-nes oo-lawf yœ-stah] /ˈhɑn nɛs ˈu lɔf ˈyœ stɑ/,1908–1995,
Swedish physicist: Nobel Prize 1970.
British Dictionary definitions for alfven
Alfvén
/ (alˈven) /
noun
Hannes Olaf Gösta (ˈhannɛs ˈuːlaf ˈjøsta). 1908–95, Swedish physicist, noted for his research on magnetohydrodynamics; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1970