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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

• 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

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

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)