Alfvén and MHD waves

Layer 1 — Physicsin the Plasma Physics subtree

Shear Alfvén, fast/slow magnetosonic; v_A = B/√(μ₀ρ); dispersion ω = k_∥ v_A; observed in solar corona, magnetosphere.

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