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A vortex is a dynamic phenomenon of fluids.
Vortex may also refer to:
Physics
- Vortex ring, a torus-shaped vortex in a fluid or gas
- Vorticity, a mathematical concept used in fluid dynamics
- Quantum vortex, a topological defect exhibited in superfluids and superconductors
- Autowave vortex, in active media described by parabolic equation with non-linear free member of a special form
Books
Film and TV
Film
Television
- "Vortex" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), a 1993 first-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Vortex (Smallville), the first episode in Season 2 of Smallville
- Vortex (YTV), a defunct animation/animé programming block on YTV and hosted by Paula Lemyre and Stephanie Broschart
- Vortexx, a defunct Saturday morning children's programming block on American television network The CW
Fictional characters
- Vortex (Transformers), a member of the Combaticons from Transformers who transforms into a helicopter
- Cindy Vortex, a character in the Jimmy Neutron cartoon franchise
- Vortex, a character in the animated series Helluva Boss
Gaming
Roller coasters
- Vortex (Calaway Park)
- Vortex (California's Great America), a stand-up roller coaster at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California, United States
- Vortex (Canada's Wonderland), a suspended roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
- Vortex (Carowinds), a stand-up roller coaster at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Vortex (Kings Island), a steel roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, United States
- Vortex (Thorpe Park), at Thorpe Park, Surrey, England
Music
- ICS Vortex (born 1974), Norwegian metal singer and bassist
- Vortex I: A Biodegradable Festival of Life, a state-sponsored music festival held in 1970 in Estacada, Oregon
- Vortex Jazz Club, a London venue
Albums
Songs
Technology and business
- Subaru Vortex, a sport coupe sold from 1985 to 1991 by Subaru
- Aureal Vortex, the PC audio accelerator chipset which powered such sound cards as the Monster Sound MX300
- Vortex (satellite), a class of United States Reconnaissance satellites
- Vortex mixer, a laboratory device used to mix vials of liquid
- Vortex86, a x86 compatible System-on-a-chip CPU
- Sport Copter Vortex, an American gyroplane design
- Vortex (software), a physics software development kit
- VORTEX projects, Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment
- Vortex Bladeless, a Spanish company developing wind power generators
- Vortex Optics, an American maker of optical equipment
- Vortex ring toy, a toy that generates vortex rings
- Air vortex cannon, a toy that releases doughnut-shaped air vortices
- Vortex ring gun, an experimental non-lethal weapon for crowd control
Other uses
- Spiritual vortex, in New Age thought, any of several places, such as Sedona, Arizona, where the earth's energy is purported to be released
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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