Vortex (disambiguation)

A vortex is a dynamic phenomenon of fluids.

Vortex may also refer to:

Physics

  • 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

Television

  • "Vortex" (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), a 1993 first-season episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
  • Vortex (Smallville episode), 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 (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

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 Optics, an American manufacturer of optical equipment

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
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See also

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