# Vortex (disambiguation)

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
### Film

* The Vortex (1927), a British adaptation of the Noël Coward play
* Vortex, the Face of Medusa (1967), a Greek-British drama
* Vortex (1981), US crime drama
* Vortex (2009), Lithuanian drama
* Vortex (2021), French psychological drama
* Vortex, a planet in the Star Wars franchise

### Television

* "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

### Fictional characters

* 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

## 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

### Albums

* Vortex (Collide album), a remix album by Collide
* Vortex (Derek Sherinian album), a studio album by Derek Sherinian

### Songs

* "Vortex" (song), a 2011 song by The Gazette
* "Vortex", a song by Jinjer from Wallflowers (album)
* "Vortex", a song by Megadeth from Cryptic Writings
* "Vortex", a song by Final Exposure (Joey Beltram and Richie Hawtin)
* "Vortex", a song by Lizzy McAlpine from her 2024 album Older

## 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