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One can avoid making an (arbitrary) choice for ''R'' by defining  
One can avoid making an (arbitrary) choice for ''R'' by defining  
* ''r''<sub>eff</sub> = 2''V/S'' (still implicitly assumes the surfaces are near toroids) or  
* ''r''<sub>eff</sub> = 2''V/S'' (still implicitly assumes the surfaces are near toroids) or  
* ''r''<sub>eff</sub> = ''dV/dS'' (more general)
* ''r''<sub>eff</sub> = ''dV/dS'' (more general, assumes that ''S'' is linear in ''r''<sub>eff</sub>)


== Effective radius based on field lines ==
== Effective radius based on field lines ==