A Brief Introduction to Space Plasma Physics.pdf - Institute of ...
A Brief Introduction to Space Plasma Physics.pdf - Institute of ...
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1<br />
2<br />
2<br />
C ⎛ B ⎞<br />
A ⎜ ⎟<br />
⎝ µ<br />
0<br />
ρ ⎠<br />
• The most general solution is b = b( z ± C t ) . This is a<br />
where = ⎜ ⎟ is called the Alfvén velocity.<br />
disturbance propagating along magnetic field lines at the<br />
Alfvén velocity.<br />
2<br />
∂ b<br />
2<br />
∂t<br />
=<br />
C<br />
∂<br />
u<br />
2<br />
2<br />
A 2<br />
∂z<br />
A