System-wide effects of how standing waves interact with a vortex

Lines of momentarily flat water extend outward and rotate, in the opposite direction to the flow of the vortex. The left video shows the pattern from the experiment, while the right video shows the same effect in a simulation model.

Date:
20 April 2026
Creator:
danielle-ellenby1
Credit:
Singh et. al., (2026) Commun Phys.
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