Electrostatic and bubble nature of ball lightning

Ball lightnings are considered to be electrostatically bipolar charged shells of orderly oriented water molecules. The time of life of this model for ball lightnings of typical sizes is shown to exceed tens of seconds, the energy being caused by orientation of dipolar water molecules. Issues pertain...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Applied physics letters 1991-06, Vol.58 (23), p.2713-2715
1. Verfasser:	MESENYASHIN, A. I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Exact sciences and technology Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications) Optics Physics Wave optics Wave propagation, transmission and absorption
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Zusammenfassung:	Ball lightnings are considered to be electrostatically bipolar charged shells of orderly oriented water molecules. The time of life of this model for ball lightnings of typical sizes is shown to exceed tens of seconds, the energy being caused by orientation of dipolar water molecules. Issues pertaining to ball lightning formation, stability, and specialties of motion are discussed.
ISSN:	0003-6951 1077-3118
DOI:	10.1063/1.104766