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:<math>F = \int_S{\vec B \cdot \vec n dS}</math>
:<math>F = \int_S{\vec B \cdot \vec n dS}</math>


[[File:Flux_definition.png|250px|thumb|right|Diagram showing the surfaces defining the poloidal (red) and toroidal (blue) flux]]
When ''B'' is a magnetic field with toroidal nested flux surfaces, two magnetic fluxes can be defined from two corresponding surfaces.
When ''B'' is a magnetic field with toroidal nested flux surfaces, two magnetic fluxes can be defined from two corresponding surfaces.
<ref>R.D. Hazeltine, J.D. Meiss, ''Plasma Confinement'', Courier Dover Publications (2003) ISBN 0486432424</ref>
<ref>R.D. Hazeltine, J.D. Meiss, ''Plasma Confinement'', Courier Dover Publications (2003) ISBN 0486432424</ref>