On the nonexistence of plane-polarized large amplitude Alfven waves

Details On the nonexistence of plane-polarized large amplitude Alfven waves On the nonexistence of plane-polarized large amplitude Alfven waves

Jan 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jgr....81..281b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 81, Jan. 1, 1976, p. 281, 282.

Physics

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Existence Theorems, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Polarization (Waves), Solar Wind, Magnetic Disturbances, Magnetic Field Configurations, Magnetohydrodynamic Stability, Plane Waves, Plasma Turbulence

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A theorem is presented which shows that purely Alfvenic plane-polarized large-amplitude disturbances in the solar wind are not possible and will never be observed. The theorem establishes that there is no nontrivial plane-polarized magnetic-field configuration in which the parameter B-squared is constant throughout all space. It is noted, however, that more general nonplanar Alfvenic disturbances may well exist.

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