VA

bapsflib.plasma.core.VA(Bo, m_i, n_i, **kwargs)

Alfvén Velocity (in cm/s)

\[V_{A} = \frac{B_{o}}{\sqrt{4 \pi n_{i} m_{i}}}\]

Parameters:

• Bo (float) – magnetic field (in Gauss)

• m_i (float) – ion mass (in g)

• n_i (float) – ion number density (in \(cm^{-3}\))