Did Alfvén's research have any unforeseen implications?
Yes, particularly in space weather forecasting
No
Only negative repercussions
Only in the field of nuclear physics
Answer
Alfvén's research was essential to the development of space weather forecasting. Alfvén's work showed that the solar wind was a plasma, and that plasma could behave in ways that were not predicted by classical physics. This knowledge allowed scientists to develop models of the solar wind and its interaction with Earth's magnetic field.
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