Alfvenicadj.
/alfˈveɪnɪk/, /alfˈvɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌɑlˈveɪnɪk/ Physics and Astronomy.
Relating to Alfvén waves or related phenomena; (also) designating such waves.In many contexts the word is an alternative to Alfvén used attributively: cf. Alfvén n.
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1962 A. Busemann in Proc. Aerospace Symp. Distinguished Lecturers 1961 94 B = magnetic field measured as Alfvénic speed.
1962 A. R. Seebass Theory Aligned-Fields Magnetogasdynamic Flows (Dissertation, Univ. of Cornell) iv. 37 Alfvénic transitions are subsonic.
1971 Astrophysical Jrnl. 168 509 Inclusion of the energy fluxes of Alfvénic waves can result in significant changes in the large scale streaming properties of the solar wind.
1991 M. Goossens in E. R. Priest & A. W. Hood Adv. in Solar Syst. Magnetohydrodynamics vii. 148 The Alfven wave is linked to the outside world as it is coupled to a wave with components normal to the magnetic surfaces. From a dynamic point of view we can consider the wave as an almost pure Alfvenic wave confined to its resonant magnetic surfaces.
2010 J. T. Gosling in C. J. Schrijver & G. L. Siscoe Heliophysics viii. 238 Large-amplitude Alfvénic fluctuations and turbulence fill much of the solar wind.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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