Vortex (disambiguation)

A vortex is a dynamic phenomenon of fluids.

Vortex may also refer to:

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

Fiction

• Cindy Vortex, a fictional character in the Jimmy Neutron franchise
• Time vortex (Doctor Who), the space-time vortex in the Doctor Who television series
• Vortex (film), a 1967 Greek film
• The Vortex (novel), a 1924 novel by Colombian author José Eustasio Rivera
• 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 (1978 novel), a 1978 novel by Australian author Jon Cleary
• Vortex (Transformers), a member of the Combaticons from Transformers who transforms into a helicopter
• The Vortex, a play by Noël Coward
• The Vortex (film), a 1927 film
• Vortex, a 1982 No wave film written and directed by Scott B and Beth B
• Vortex, a 2013 young adult science fiction novel by S.J. Kincaid

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
• The Vortex, the main antagonists in the 1992 video game Ecco the Dolphin
• Vortex (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in the Dungeons & Dragons series

Music

• ICS Vortex (born 1974), Norwegian metal singer and bassist
• Vortex (album), a remix album by Collide
• Vortex I: A Biodegradable Festival of Life, a state-sponsored music festival held in 1970 in Estacada, Oregon
• Vortex Jazz Club, a London venue
• "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)

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

• "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

Other uses

• 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

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