Flux (disambiguation)

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Flux is a rate of flow through a surface or substance in physics, and has a related meaning in applied mathematics.

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Flux may also refer to:

Science and technology

Biology and healthcare

Computing

Physics and engineering

Materials

  • Flux (metallurgy), a chemical reducing agent, flowing agent, or purifying agent enhancing success in soldering and like joining of metals
  • Ceramic flux, a substance which lowers the melting point and promotes glass formation in ceramic materials and glasses
    • Secondary flux, a substance which acts as a ceramic flux in combination with other materials or at higher temperatures

Something integrated over a surface

  • Electric flux, the electric field through a surface integrated over the surface's area
  • Luminous flux, luminous intensity integrated over solid angle. Used in photometry
  • Magnetic flux, magnetic field through a surface integrated over the surface's area
  • Radiant flux, the total power emitted by a source. Used in radiometry

Something per unit area

People with the name

Art and entertainment

Fictional characters

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Music

Other uses in art and entertainment

Other uses

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