Vortex (disambiguation)


Vortex (disambiguation)


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

  • The Vortex, a play by Noël Coward
  • The Vortex (novel), a 1924 novel by Colombian author José Eustasio Rivera
  • Vortex (Cleary novel), a 1978 novel by Australian author Jon Cleary
  • Vortex (Bond and Larkin novel), a 1991 war novel by Larry Bond and Patrick Larkin
  • Vortex (Wilson novel), a 2011 science fiction novel by Robert Charles Wilson, the sequel to Axis

Film and TV

  • The Vortex (film), a 1927 film adaptation of the Noël Coward play
  • Vortex, or Vortex, the Face of Medusa, a 1967 Greek film
  • Vortex (1981 film), written and directed by Scott B and Beth B
  • Vortex (2009 film)
  • Vortex (2021 film)
  • Vortex (Transformers), a member of the Combaticons from Transformers who transforms into a helicopter
  • Cindy Vortex, a fictional character in the Jimmy Neutron cartoon franchise
  • Vortex, a planet in the Star Wars franchise

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), an anime programming block produced by YTV and hosted by Paula Lemyre
  • Vortexx, a defunct Saturday morning children's programming block on The CW

Gaming

  • Vortex (Amiga video game), a 1989 video game from Visionary Design Technologies
  • Vortex (video game), a 1994 game developed by Argonaut Software for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Vortex (PC game), a 1994 game developed by the X-Files development crew
  • Vortex (iPod game), a 2006 iPod game developed by Apple Computer
  • Vortex Software, a defunct video game developer
  • Vortex (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in the Dungeons & Dragons series

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

  • Vortex (Collide album), a remix album by Collide
  • Vortex (Derek Sherinian album), a studio album by Derek Sherinian

Songs

  • "Vortex" (song), a 2011 song by The Gazette
  • "Vortex", a song by Megadeth from Cryptic Writings
  • "Vortex", a song by Final Exposure (Joey Beltram and Richie Hawtin)

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

  • Vortex theory (disambiguation)
  • Cyclonic vortex (disambiguation)

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