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Alfvén wave
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Alfven wave
English
Etymology
For Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist.
Pronunciation
en eɪv 3
Noun
en physics A hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma.
Hypernyms
en wave
Related terms
en Alfvén number
en Alfvén speed
en Alfvenic
Translations
a hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
Arabic: ar مَوْجَة أَلْفْفِين f mawjat ʔalffīn
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿爾文波 Ā'ěrwén bō
French: fr onde d’Alfvén f
German: de Alfvén-Welle f
Japanese: ja アルヴェーン波 Aruvēn-nami, Aruvēn-ha
Korean: ko ^알펜-파
Portuguese: pt onda de Alfvén f
Russian: ru альфве́новская волна́ f alʹfvɛ́novskaja volná
Spanish: es onda de Alfvén f
Turkish: tr Alfvén dalgası
Further reading
en eponyms