Magnetic axial angular momentum flux

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Magnetic axial angular momentum flux by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-14
The magnetic tension stress transports axial angular momentum along a poloidal magnetic field. In purely azimuthal ideal flow the poloidal energy flux is . This proportionality is valid even at vanishing flux, where an ordinary ratio is undefined. The coupled fluxes explain how a torsional Alfvén wave redistributes rotation.

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