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Hannes Alfven
| Swedish physicist and astrophysicist Date of Birth: Country: Sweden |
Content:
- Hannes Alfvén: A Pioneer in Plasma Physics and Astrophysics
- Career and Research
- Pioneering Contributions
- Cosmic Phenomena
- Other Innovations
- Honors and Recognition
- Legacy
Hannes Alfvén: A Pioneer in Plasma Physics and Astrophysics
Early Life and EducationHannes Alfvén () was born on May 30, , in Norrköping, Sweden.
Hannes Alfvén, a Swedish physicist who lived from to , was a true giant in the field of astrophysics.
He graduated from Uppsala University in and worked there until
Career and Research
In , Alfvén joined the Nobel Institute for Physics in Stockholm. From , he became a professor at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
In , he also worked at the University of California, San Diego.
Pioneering Contributions
Alfvén is known as one of the founders of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), a discipline that studies the behavior of plasma as a conducting fluid in a magnetic field.
In , he discovered a new type of wave motion in a conducting medium, called