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Alfvén wave: a standalone construct

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a low-frequency wave in a magnetized conducting fluid in which ions oscillate along magnetic field lines acting like tensioned strings.

In plasma physics, Alfvén wave refers to a low-frequency wave in a magnetized conducting fluid in which ions oscillate along magnetic field lines acting like tensioned strings. This meaning comes from Alfvén (1942) in Nature.[1]

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References

Alfvén, H. (1942). Existence of Electromagnetic-Hydrodynamic Waves. Nature, 150(3805), 405-406. https://doi.org/10.1038/150405d0

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