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After more than 180 years of research, ball lightning is still an unsolved problem in atmospheric physics. Since no progress can be expected without a controlled production of such objects in a laboratory, this report analyses a carefully…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2023-04-05 Herbert Boerner

The author (physicist)has observed the very strange,beautiful and frightening Lightning Ball (LB). He has never forgotten this phenomenon. During his working life he could not devote himself to the problem of LB-formation.Only two years ago…

General Physics · Physics 2009-10-06 Domokos Tar

We present a comprehensive theory on the formation of ball lightning, a luminous sphere sometimes observed after normal lightning. In a ball lightning event, a relativistic electron bunch can be produced by the stepped leader of lightning…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-08-24 H. -C. Wu

Ball lightning is an impressive natural electromagnetic phenomenon occurring in atmosphere under suitable circumstances. Its origin, composition and stability issues are a matter of debate, due to presence of many evidences still…

General Physics · Physics 2018-06-15 Daniele Funaro

The nature of ball lightning (BL) is pure electric and can be described by simple equations following to elementary considerations of equality of translational acceleration and velocity of the ions and electrons, a spherical-like dipole BL…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2014-04-29 V. N. Soshnikov

Following his observation the author has described in the papers [1] to [4] the formation of a Lightning Ball (LB)with the help of a new theory of symmetry breaking of the vortex ring. In the frame of this theory he emphasizes the…

General Physics · Physics 2010-07-21 Domokos Tar

Physical conditions of formation of the ball lightning with high energy density considered as condensate of heavily excited atoms have been studied. In our approach the ball lightning formation processes is considered as a form of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. E. Emelin , A. L. Pirozerski , G. E. Skvortsov , V. L. Bychkov

Ball lightning is a very rarely observed phenomenon that makes it extremely difficult to characterize scientifically. Eye-witness accounts of ball lightning that describe many features in common have been variously recorded for centuries.…

Popular Physics · Physics 2022-04-19 Neil J. Gunther

A case is made that in encounters with the earth's atmosphere, astrophysical little black holes (LBH) can manifest themselves as the core energy source of balllightning (BL). Relating the LBH incidence rate on earth to BL occurrence has the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 Mario Rabinowitz

There is at present no theory that can explain the curious properties of ball lightning. This suggests that we may not be using the most appropriate concepts. The concept of a 'parallel space' may point the way to a valid theory.

General Physics · Physics 2016-09-15 P. A. Sturrock

In the superconducting medium the circular current supported by its own magnetic field can exist giving rise to the possible underlying mechanism for the ball lightning.

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. L. Birbrair

Ball lighting (BL) has been observed for centuries. There are large number of books, review articles, and original scientific papers devoted to different aspects of BL phenomenon. Yet, the basic features of this phenomenon have never been…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-08-26 Ariel Zhitnitsky

The ball lightning is supposed to be a shock wave of a point explosion frozen with electrostriction forces of the internal strong laser discharge. The life time of the ball with modest parameters is calculated.

Optics · Physics 2011-09-06 Vladimir K. Ignatovich

After centuries, the long-standing problem of the nature of ball lightning may be closer to a solution. The relativistic-microwave theory of ball lightning recently proposed by Wu accounts for many of the leading characteristics of ball…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-08-02 Karl D. Stephan

Lightning balls are very rare natural phenomena that appear as free floating glowing globs, usually during electric activity in the atmosphere of the Earth. Each year, hundreds of eyewitness accounts of such strange events are reported to…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2010-10-18 E. Lozneanu , M. Sanduloviciu

The enigmatic downchirped signals, called "perytons", that are detected by radio telescopes in the GHz frequency range may be produced by an atmospheric phenomenon known as ball lightning (BL). If BLs act as nonstationary radiofrequency…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-06-19 I. Y. Dodin , N. J. Fisch

An exceptionally simple model of ball lightning is proposed that describes it as a highly charged sphere of hot, conductive, air surrounded by colder air. This conductive sphere possesses a net excess of charge. This charge will create a…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-01-10 Chris Allen Broka

It has been long admitted that a consequence of the virial theorem is that there can be no equilibrium configurations of a system of charges in electromagnetic interaction in the absence of external forces. However, recent results have…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-08-15 J. M. Donoso , A. Fernandez-Ranada , J. L. Trueba

Based on the electron-ion model, parameters of ball and bead lightning are calculated. The model allows us to estimate maximum size of ball lightning, its energy content, electric charge and magnetic field, to determine equilibrium…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-10-25 Sergey G. Fedosin

In this paper, the author brings further details regarding his Lightning Ball observation that were not mentioned in the first one (Ref.1-2). Additionally, he goes more into detail as the three forces that are necessary to allow the…

General Physics · Physics 2009-10-13 Domokos Tar
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