Dispersion Relation for Alfven Waves in a Viscous, Diffusive Plasma

2007/06/16 by Suresh Chandra, Chandra, Suresh
Physics and Astronomy · #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Magnetic confinement fusion research

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0706.2405

Abstract

Propagation of Alfven waves in the solar plasma has been a topic of scientific interest for a long time. We have derived a dispersion relation for shear Alfven waves in a viscous and diffusive plasma.

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