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Alfven surface
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Alfvén surface
English
Alternative forms
en Alfvén surface
Etymology
Named after H.O.G. Alfvén.
Noun
en stellar astronomy The outer edge of the en corona. The boundary that separates a star's atmosphere from its exosphere (en heliosphere, en astrosphere), where en Alfven waves transition into en stellar wind (en solar wind).