Alfvén

American

[ahl-vayn, al-] / ɑlˈveɪn, æl- /

noun

Hannes (Olof Gösta) 1908–1995, Swedish physicist: Nobel Prize 1970.

Alfvén British

/ alˈven /

noun

Hannes Olaf Gösta (ˈhannɛs ˈuːlaf ˈjøsta). 1908–95, Swedish physicist, noted for his research on magnetohydrodynamics; shared the Nobel prize for physics in 1970

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This is the third paper Professor Morton has published this year in relation to his research into Alfvén waves.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025

Alfvén waves are magnetic vibrations that move through plasma, first predicted in 1942 by Nobel laureate Hannes Alfvén.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025

"This research provides essential validation for the range of theoretical models that describe how Alfvén wave turbulence powers the solar atmosphere," added Professor Morton.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2025

It took several months for mission scientists to download and analyse the data it collected, and to be sure that the spacecraft had indeed crossed the much-anticipated boundary, known as the Alfvén surface.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 15, 2021

The spacecraft crossed the Alfvén boundary when it was around 14 million kilometres, or just under 20 solar radii, from the Sun’s surface.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 15, 2021

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