The role of the thermal properties of electrons on the dispersion properties of Alfvén waves in space plasmas

Nicolás Villarroel-Sepúlveda, Pablo S. Moya, Rodrigo A. López +1

Context. The transition from left-hand to right-hand polarized Alfvén waves depends on the wavenumber, the ratio of kinetic to magnetic pressure $\beta$, temperature anisotropy, and io…