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ONDE MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIQUE [2 records]

Record 1 2016-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

Shock wave which propagates in a plasma where the depth of its wave-front exceeds the mean free path, hence the principal energy dissipation mechanisms inside the wave-front are the electrical conductivity of the plasma and collisions between particles.

OBS

magnetohydrodynamic shock wave: term and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

magnetohydrodynamic shock wave: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Onde de choc se propageant dans un plasma; l'amplitude du front d'onde est supérieure au libre parcours moyen, ce qui fait que les mécanismes de dissipation d'énergie à l'intérieur du front d'onde sont principalement la conductivité électrique du plasma et les collisions entre particules.

OBS

onde de choc magnétohydrodynamique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

onde de choc magnétohydrodynamique; onde magnétohydrodynamique : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 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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