Hannes Alfvén Prize
Encyclopedia
The Hannes Alfvén Prize is a prize awarded annually by the European Physical Society
(EPS) for outstanding work in the field of plasma physics.
It is named after the Swedish physicist Hannes Alfvén
.
European Physical Society
The European Physical Society is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote physics and physicists in Europe. Formally established in 1968, its membership includes the national physical societies of 41 countries, and some 3200 individual members. The Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft,...
(EPS) for outstanding work in the field of plasma physics.
It is named after the Swedish physicist Hannes Alfvén
Hannes Alfvén
Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén was a Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on magnetohydrodynamics . He described the class of MHD waves now known as Alfvén waves...
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External links
- Official page at EPS website (includes names of prizewinners)