Alfvén wave

See also: Alfven wave

English

Etymology

For Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪv

Noun

Alfvén wave (plural Alfvén waves)

1. (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