Vorticity
type: QuantityKind
description: In the simplest sense, vorticity is the tendency for elements of a fluid to "spin." More formally, vorticity can be related to the amount of "circulation" or "rotation" (or more strictly, the local angular rate of rotation) in a fluid. The average vorticity in a small region of fluid flow is equal to the circulation C around the boundary of the small region, divided by the area A of the small region. Mathematically, vorticity is a vector field and is defined as the curl of the velocity field.
applicable unit: DEG-PER-HR
applicable unit: DEG-PER-MIN
applicable unit: DEG-PER-SEC
applicable unit: PlanckFrequency Ang
applicable unit: RAD-PER-HR
applicable unit: RAD-PER-MIN
applicable unit: RAD-PER-SEC
has dimension vector: A0E0L0I0M0H0T-1D0
latex symbol: $\omega$
plain text description: In the simplest sense, vorticity is the tendency for elements of a fluid to "spin." More formally, vorticity can be related to the amount of "circulation" or "rotation" (or more strictly, the local angular rate of rotation) in a fluid. The average vorticity in a small region of fluid flow is equal to the circulation C around the boundary of the small region, divided by the area A of the small region. Mathematically, vorticity is a vector field and is defined as the curl of the velocity field.
specialization of: AngularFrequency
specialization of: AngularVelocity
wikidata match: Q1143513
comment: Applicable units are those of quantitykind:AngularFrequency
comment: Applicable units are those of quantitykind:AngularVelocity
broader: AngularFrequency
broader: AngularVelocity