Alfvén wave


noun

a type of oscillation of plasma particles, consisting of transverse waves propagating along the magnetic field lines in a plasma.

Origin of Alfvén wave

British Dictionary definitions for alfven wave

Alfvén wave
/ (æˈvɛn) /

noun

a generally transverse magnetohydrodynamic wave that is propagated in a plasma

Word Origin for Alfvén wave

C20: after Hannes Olaf Gösta Alfvén (1908–95), Swedish physicist