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Author(s): Yaomin Zhao, Shiying Xiong, Yue Yang, and Shiyi ChenThere is a continued debate about the generation mechanism of turbulent spots in boundary-layer transition. We use the vortex-surface field to show that the sinuous distortion of vortex surfaces plays an important role in the rapid lateral growth of turbulent spots.[Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 074701] Published Wed Jul 11, 2018