Vortex Detection in Vector Fields Using Geometric Algebra

We present a new method of detecting vortices in sampled vector fields by using Geometric Algebra, and tested three swirl-plane estimation methods for use within our algorithm. Our vortex-detection algorithm recursively looks at vector samples and, via an application of the two-dimensional version of the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem, extracts vortex cores.

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