Alfvén wave [SEP] named after
Alfvén wave
In plasma physics, an Alfvén wave, named after Hannes Alfvén, is a type of magnetohydrodynamic wave in which ions oscillate in response to a restoring force provided by an effective tension on the magnetic field lines.
Definition.
An Alfvén wave in a plasma is a low-frequency (compared to the ion cyclotron frequency) travelling oscillation of the ions and the magnetic field. The ion mass density provides the inertia and the magnetic field line tension provides the restoring force.
The wave propagates in the
Scientific phenomena named after people
This is a list of scientific phenomena and concepts named after people (eponymous phenomena). For other lists of eponyms, see eponym.
A.
- Abderhalden–Fauser reaction – Emil Abderhalden and August Fauser (1856–1938)
- Abney effect – William de Wiveleslie Abney
- Abrikosov lattice – Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov
- Aharonov–Bohm effect – Yakir Aharonov and David Bohm
- Alfvén wave – Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén
- Alhazen's problem – Alhazen
- Allais effect – Maurice