Magnetic Flux Tubes: The Universe's Plumbing from Quarks to Sunspots
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We explore the magnetic flux tube—a self-contained bundle of field lines that channels energy and matter across vast scales. From sunspots and coronal loops to the Io–Jupiter flux rope, and down to the tiny tubes that bind quarks inside protons, this concept sits at the heart of how nature concentrates power and organizes matter. We’ll unpack the flux-conservation idea, the formation of twisted flux ropes, and what this universal structure hints about unity in physics—plus the intriguing question of whether gravity hides tubes we haven’t recognized yet.
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