“In order to understand the phenomena in a certain plasma region, it is necessary to map not only the magnetic but also the electric field and the electric currents. Space is filled with a network of currents which transfer energy and momentum over large or very large distances. The currents often pinch to filaments or surface currents. The latter are likely to give space, as also interstellar and intergalactic space, a cellular structure.”

About Hannes Alfvén

Scientist • Swedish

Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén was a renowned Swedish electrical engineer, plasma physicist, and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics. His work was fundamental to the development of plasma physics, particularly...