Decaying Vortex Ring (IMAGE)

University of Chicago

Decaying Vortex Ring

Caption

Researchers produced this image in a computer simulation of an unexpected phenomenon found in an experiment involving ultracold superfluids. This image shows a three-dimensional view of a vortex line (red) as it forms from a decaying vortex ring in a superfluid.

Credit

Peter Scherpelz

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News organizations may use these images in connection with reports about the research of Kathryn Levin and her associates.

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