{"id":39940,"date":"2025-01-06T18:35:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T18:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=39940"},"modified":"2025-01-16T14:25:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T14:25:15","slug":"swirl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/01\/06\/swirl\/","title":{"rendered":"Swirl"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Swirl-I.mp3\"> Swirl-I.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Swirl-I.mp4\"> Swirl-I.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Swirl-II.mp3\"> Swirl-II.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Swirl-II.mp4\"> Swirl-II.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/Swirl-intro.mp3\"> Swirl-intro.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Verse]<br \/>\nWe will!<br \/>\nUntil the thrill<br \/>\n(Of the swirl)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nOn a whale&#8217;s scale<br \/>\n(Solar gyration)<br \/>\nSee the rotation<br \/>\n(Of the galaxy)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nDropping jaw, in awe<br \/>\n(Describing the phenomena)<br \/>\nSwirl (galactic)<br \/>\nThrill (fantastic)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nThe charm&#8217;s in the arms<br \/>\n(Spiralization)<br \/>\nSee the rotation<br \/>\n(Of the galaxy)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nDropping jaw, in awe<br \/>\n(Describing the phenomena)<br \/>\nSwirl (galactic)<br \/>\nTwirl (fantastic)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nSwirl (galactic)<br \/>\nTwirl (fantastic)<\/p>\n<p>A SCIENCE NOTE<br \/>\nIn physics and astronomy, a &#8220;swirl&#8221; generally refers to a pattern or motion characterized by a circular or spiral-like structure. The term can apply in various contexts, depending on the scale and phenomena being described:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>In Fluid Dynamics and Physics:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Swirl Flow:<\/strong><br \/>\nA type of flow where particles or fluid elements rotate around a central axis. Swirling flows are often observed in liquids and gases, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Turbulent flows<\/strong> in fluids.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vortices<\/strong>, where the swirl motion dominates, such as water spiraling down a drain.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plasma physics<\/strong>, where magnetic fields can cause charged particles to swirl.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vorticity:<\/strong><br \/>\nSwirl is closely related to <strong>vorticity<\/strong>, a measure of the local rotation in a fluid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>In Astronomy:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Galactic Swirls:<\/strong><br \/>\nSpiral galaxies like the Milky Way exhibit swirling arms, which are caused by the rotation of the galaxy and the dynamics of its stars, gas, and dark matter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accretion Disks:<\/strong><br \/>\nSwirls form in the disks of gas and dust around massive objects, such as black holes or young stars. The material follows a spiral motion as it falls inward due to gravitational forces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cyclones and Storms on Planets:<\/strong><br \/>\nPlanetary atmospheres can exhibit swirling patterns, such as the <strong>Great Red Spot<\/strong> on Jupiter or cyclones on Earth, driven by atmospheric dynamics and rotational forces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Mathematical Description:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Swirls are often modeled using equations of motion, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Navier-Stokes equations<\/strong> for fluids.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Equations of general relativity<\/strong> for swirling matter near black holes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In summary, a swirl in physics and astronomy describes rotational or spiral motion, whether in a fluid, plasma, or on a cosmic scale, and is an important feature in understanding dynamics across many systems.<\/p>\n<h3>From the album &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/tag\/swirl\/\">Swirl<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/Daniel\/\">Daniel<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/global_warming\/\">The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/IX\/\">MegaEpix Enormous<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swirl-I.mp3 Swirl-I.mp4 Swirl-II.mp3 Swirl-II.mp4 Swirl-intro.mp3 [Verse] We will! Until the thrill (Of the swirl) [Bridge] On a whale&#8217;s scale (Solar gyration) See the rotation (Of the galaxy) [Chorus] Dropping jaw, in awe (Describing the phenomena) Swirl (galactic) Thrill (fantastic) [Bridge] The charm&#8217;s in the arms (Spiralization) See the rotation (Of the galaxy) [Chorus] Dropping jaw, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,9,14,3955],"tags":[546,563,4076],"class_list":["post-39940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-4d-music","category-daniel","category-lyrics","category-megaepix-enormous","tag-mp4","tag-music-videos","tag-swirl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39940"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40371,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39940\/revisions\/40371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}