The advection of a passive scalar blob in the deformation field of an axisymmetric vortex is a simple mixing protocol for which the advection–diffusion problem is amenable to a near-exact description. The blob rolls up in a spiral which ultimately fades away in the diluting medium. The complete transient concentration field in the spiral is accessible from the Fourier equations in a properly chosen frame. The concentration histogram of the scalar wrapped in the spiral presents unexpected singular transient features and its long time properties are discussed in connection with real mixtures.
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