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Alfvén wave
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Alfvén wave [äl′vān ‚wāv]
(physics)
A hydromagnetic shear wave which moves along magnetic field lines; a major accelerative mechanism of charged particles in plasma physics and astrophysics.
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Alfven waves move along the sun's magnetic fields like "waves traveling along a string," Jess explains.
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Each bright spot represents a place where the sun's magnetic field lines form clusters that guide so-called Alfven waves into the atmosphere, according to the researchers.
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