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ONDE MAGNETODYNAMIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Atomic Physics
  • Space Physics
DEF

Material waves which propagate in a conducting fluid (plasma for example) owing to the presence of a magnetic field.

CONT

... with the wave propagation in an arbitrary direction with respect to external magnetic field B, three MHD wave modes are found: pure (or oblique) Alfven wave [;] slow MHD wave [;] fast MHD wave.

OBS

magnetohydrodynamic wave, magnetodynamic wave and hydromagnetic wave: terms standardized by ISO.

PHR

Fast, slow MHD wave.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique spatiale
DEF

Ondes matérielles qui se propagent dans un fluide (plasma par exemple) conducteur en raison de la présence d'un champ magnétique.

OBS

onde magnétohydrodynamique : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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