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vortex

(fluid region where the flow is spinning)

A vortex is a fluid-dynamic phenomenon of a region consisting of fluid in motion around an axis. Vortices form when a fluid, such as liquid, gas, or plasma is stirred and are a characteristic of turbulent flow. Some types of places where they occur in astrophysics:

Vorticity is a measure of vortex-like motion, consisting of the (vector analysis) curl of the fluid's velocity field.


(physics)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex
http://www.futura-sciences.us/dico/d/physics-vortex-50001320/
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Vortex
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia24975-a-deep-dive-into-a-jupiter-vortex
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/ramanakumars/jovian-vortex-hunter

Referenced by pages:
Hadley cell
jet stream
one dimensional climate model
planetary migration
polar cyclone
superfluid
vortensity

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