Response to the comments of Dwivedi and Srivastava on the propagation and dissipation of Alfven waves in coronal holes

TL;DR

This paper critically examines previous analytical and numerical studies on Alfvén wave propagation in coronal holes, clarifying errors and confirming some results despite methodological issues.

Contribution

It provides a detailed critique of prior work, correcting misconceptions and clarifying the physical acceptability of certain results in Alfvén wave studies.

Findings

Some results of Chandra are physically acceptable despite initial doubts.

Numerical results of Dwivedi and Srivastava are incorrect due to methodological errors.

The paper clarifies the correct approach to analyzing Alfvén wave propagation.

Abstract

Chandra [1] made an attempt to show that the work of Dwivedi and Srivastava [2] (hereinafter DS) can be investigated even analytically and their results are erroneous. Dwivedi and Srivastava [3] picked up some values of Chandra [1] and tried to show that they are not physically acceptable. Some results of Chandra [1] are not physically acceptable, as these are the outcome of the wrong approach of DS. However, the results are numerically correct whereas the results of DS are numerically wrong.