Alfven surface

noun

Alfven surface

noun

Etymology Named after H.O.G. Alfvén.

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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).

Stellar astronomy

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