Alfvén speed
Alfvén speed
[äl′vān ‚spēd] (physics)
The speed of motion of the Alfvén wave, which is va = B0/√(ρμ,) where B0 is the magnetic field strength, ρ the fluid density, and μ the magnetic permeability (in meter-kilogram-second units).
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