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Browsing EuroVisShort2012 by Subject "Categories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): I.3.8 [Computing Methodologies]: Computer Graphics-Applications J.2 [Computer Applications]: Physical Sciences and Engineering-Physics"
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Item Vortex Merge Graphs in Two-dimensional Unsteady Flow Fields(The Eurographics Association, 2012) Kasten, Jens; Hotz, Ingrid; Noack, Bernd; Hege, Hans-Christian; Miriah Meyer and Tino WeinkaufsAmong the various existing vortex definitions, there is one class that relies on extremal structures of derived scalar fields. These are, e.g., vorticity,λ<sub>2</sub>, or the acceleration magnitude. This paper proposes a method to identify and track extremal-based vortex structures in 2D time-dependent flows. It is based on combinatorial scalar field topology. In contrast to previous methods, merge events are explicitly handled and represented in the resulting graph. An abstract representation of this vortex merge graph serves as basis for the comparison of the different scalar identifiers. The method is applied to numerically simulated flows of a mixing layer and a planar jet.