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Alfvén wave

A transverse wave propagating along a magnetic field in an electrically conducting fluid (or plasma). This kind of wave does not exist in gases or fluids that are not ionized or in a plasma free from a magnetic field. The dynamics of such waves are analogous to those in a vibrating string.

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