“The Starry Night” (1889) by Vincent van Gogh (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

“The Starry Night” (1889) by Vincent van Gogh

Caption

The swirling patterns in Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” can help us visualize quantum Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI). The central spiral and surrounding stars and moon resemble the vortices formed where two fluids meet. Van Gogh’s iconic crescent may even hint at the crescent-shaped skyrmions seen in quantum KHI. 

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