Vortex (disambiguation)

A vortex is a dynamic phenomenon of fluids.

Vortex may also refer to:

Physics[edit]

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

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

"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), a defunct animation/animé programming block on YTV and hosted by Paula Lemyre and Stephanie Broschart
Vortexx, a defunct Saturday morning children's programming block on American television network The CW

Vortex (Transformers), a member of the Combaticons from Transformers who transforms into a helicopter
Cindy Vortex, a character in the Jimmy Neutron cartoon franchise
Vortex, a character in the animated series Helluva Boss

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

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

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

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

Spiritual vortex, in New Age thought, any of several places, such as Sedona, Arizona, where the earth's energy is purported to be released