Typical Alfvén Waves (1 of 2) (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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In a typical Alfvén wave, the particles (yellow) move freely along the magnetic field lines (blue).

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NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio/Tom Bridgman, data visualizer

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