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= Solution

By definition the <vorticity> is $\boldsymbol\omega=\nabla\times\mathbf u$. The <curl of the curl identity> yields
$$
\nabla\times\boldsymbol\omega=\nabla(\nabla\cdot\mathbf u)-\nabla^2\mathbf u.
$$
For <incompressible flow>, $\nabla\cdot\mathbf u=0$, so
$$
\boxed{\nabla\times\boldsymbol\omega=-\nabla^2\mathbf u.}
$$

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