Alfvén

American  

[ahl-veyn, al-] / ɑlˈveɪn, æl- /

noun

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

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Alfvén British  

/ alˈven /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

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Researchers have made a major leap in solar physics by finding the first direct evidence of small-scale torsional Alfvén waves within the Sun's corona.

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

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

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Unlike the more familiar "kink" waves that cause entire magnetic structures to sway and can be seen in solar videos, torsional Alfvén waves create a subtle twisting motion that can only be detected spectroscopically.

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