Alfven surface

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Named after H.O.G. Alfvén.

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Alfven surface (plural Alfven surfaces)

  1. (stellar astronomy) The outer edge of the corona. The boundary that separates a star's atmosphere from its exosphere (heliosphere, astrosphere), where Alfven waves transition into stellar wind (solar wind).
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