Flux (disambiguation)

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

Flux may also refer to:

Science and technology

  • Magnetic flux, a measure of quantity of magnetism
  • Electric flux, a measure of quantity of electricity
  • Flux (metallurgy), a chemical cleaning agent, flowing agent, or purifying agent
  • Flux (biology), movement of a substance between compartments
  • Slime flux, a bacterial disease that occurs on certain trees
  • Luminous flux, in photometry
  • Radiant flux, in radiometry
  • 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
  • Flux (metabolism), the rate of turnover of molecules through a metabolic pathway
  • Dysentery or other diseases causing the loss of fluid by diarrhea or hemorrhage
  • Rheumatism (historically), thought to be caused by an excessive flow of rheum or fluid into a joint
  • 4-Fluoroamphetamine (4-FA; PAL-303; "Flux"), a central nervous system stimulant with quasi-amphetamine effects

Computing

Arts and entertainment

Music

In print

Fictional entities

Other

  • "Flux", to refer to the imagery of the River in the fragments of the presocratic philosopher Heraclitus
  • MTV Flux, a former television channel in the United Kingdom and Japan

Organizations

People

Other uses

See also

  • Fast flux, a DNS technique used by botnets to hide phishing and malware delivery sites
  • Fluxx, a card game
  • Fluxus, an art movement
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