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From vortex + -on. Coined by English mathematician Philip Saffman in 1981, popularized by E. A. Novikov in 1983.
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vorton
Today it means: A three-dimensional vortical singularity. Full definition →
Today it means: A three-dimensional vortical singularity. Full definition →
From vortex + -on. Coined by English mathematician Philip Saffman in 1981, popularized by E. A. Novikov in 1983.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.