Plasma physics from laboratory to cosmos - the life and achievements of hannes alfvén

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 409-414

  Fälthammar, Carl Gunne ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Commemorative biography; Hannes alfv n

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; ELASTIC WAVES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PHYSICS;

ALFVEN NUMBER; ALFVEN VELOCITY; ALFVEN WAVES; HANNES ALFVEN; PLASMA PHYSICS;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0031166828     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.597253     Document Type: Article

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