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Magneto-Hydrodynamic Waves in a Compressible Fluid Conductor

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THE theory of magneto-hydrodynamic waves in a conducting liquid has been studied by Alfvén1 and his collaborators2, and applied particularly to the theory of sunspots. Recently attempts have been made to apply similar ideas to account for the heating of the solar corona3, and the generation of cosmic radiation4.

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HERLOFSON, N. Magneto-Hydrodynamic Waves in a Compressible Fluid Conductor. Nature 165, 1020–1021 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/1651020a0

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