Vortex (disambiguation)

A vortex is a dynamic phenomenon of fluids.

Vortex may also refer to:

Roller coasters

Fiction

Gaming

Music

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

Technology

  • Vortex Balanceertechniek BV, a leading mechanical balancing centre in The Netherlands
  • 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
  • Caltex Vortex, a brand of 95 and 98 octane unleaded fuels from Caltex
  • 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, the trade name for a certain type of asthma spacer

Television

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
  • Subaru Vortex, a sporty coupe sold from 1985 to 1991 by Subaru
  • VORTEX projects, Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment
  • Vortex football, a throwable football now sold under the Nerf brand
  • Vortex Optics, an American manufacturer of optical equipment

See also

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