A jelly model for a ball of an extremely hot plasma
Plasma Physics
2007-07-04 v3 Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Abstract
A simple model is applied to study a high temperature rather dense plasma ball. It is assumed that the ions and delocalized electrons are distributed uniformly throughout the ball, and extra/missing charge is found in a thin layer on the surface of a ball. It is shown in the framework of this model that regarded plasma ball can be relatively stable as a metastable state. Calculations show that electrostatic forces, repulsive forces between the ions, and atmospheric pressure can provide stability of a plasma ball. Presented model could be useful to understand the nature of a ball lightning.
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@article{arxiv.0706.2668,
title = {A jelly model for a ball of an extremely hot plasma},
author = {Yuri Kornyushin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.2668},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
A simple model, which may be useful to understand the nature of a ball lightning