Alfvén Wave
A traveling magnetic disturbance in a plasma, thought to help heat the solar corona and accelerate the solar wind to supersonic speeds.
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A traveling magnetic disturbance in a plasma, thought to help heat the solar corona and accelerate the solar wind to supersonic speeds.
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