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			[[File:Flux tube.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Sketch of a flux tube with magnetic field lines in red]]
	A flux tube is a region of space bounded by a [[Flux surface\|flux surface]], i.e., a surface such that the magnetic field is everywhere perpendicular to the surface normal.		A flux tube is a region of space bounded by a [[Flux surface\|flux surface]], i.e., a surface such that the magnetic field is everywhere perpendicular to the surface normal.