Alfven waves as a driving mechanism in stellar winds
arXiv:0901.4573 · doi:10.1016/j.asr.2008.12.025
Abstract
Alfven waves have been invoked as an important mechanism of particle acceleration in stellar winds of cool stars. After their identification in the solar wind they started to be studied in winds of stars located in different regions of the HR diagram. We discuss here some characteristics of these waves and we present a direct application in the acceleration of late-type stellar winds.
Accepted for publication in Advances in Space Research. Presented at the World Space Environment Forum 2007, Egypt. 9 pages, 2 figures