Ferraro's law of isorotation

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Ferraro's law of isorotation by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-11-05
A stationary axisymmetric magnetic field in ideal purely rotational flow requires constant angular velocity along the magnetic field lines of its poloidal magnetic field. Otherwise axisymmetric magnetic winding generates a time-dependent toroidal component.

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