Simulations show that certain flowing fluids under the influence of rotational and thermal effects self organize into long-lived columnar structures.

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Model of Convective Taylor Columns in Rotating Rayleigh-Bénard Convection
Ian Grooms, Keith Julien, Jeffrey B. Weiss, and Edgar Knobloch
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 224501 (2010)

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