Formation of Filaments Gif (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Formation of Filaments Gif

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When the vortices collide, the edges form antisymmetric waves. The crests of these waves develop into finger-like filaments, which grow perpendicularly between the colliding cores.

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