Natural and Artificial Ball Lightning in the Earth's Atmosphere, 1st ed. 2022
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The monograph is devoted to ball lightning (BL) observed in natural conditions in the air and artificial BL, long-lived luminous formations (LLF), usually obtained in laboratories experimentally. Joint consideration of artificial and natural BL emphasizes the need for a comprehensive analysis of such complex objects. It is the description of the study of the properties of artificial BL and LLF in the end of 20th and 21st centuries that allows the reader to better understand what and how can be experimentally simulated.
Foreword

Chapter 1. Ball lightning (BL) and its researchers

Russian researchers

Western scientists in the field of BL physics

Chapter 2. Observational data on events associated with BL

BL energy

The appearance of BL

External features of BL

Size, color and shape of BL

Complex structures.

BL in the form of a thread or harness

Electrical manifestations of BL

The interaction of BL with various objects

The interaction of BL with glass

Injuries and death of observers and animals when exposed to BL

Moving objects when exposed to BL

Meeting of BL with airplanes

Meeting of BL with airplanes (observation)

Meeting of BL with airplanes (processing of observations)

BL and the sea

BL and geotectonic events

Luminous formations generated by geotectonic activity

BL in Japan

Artifacts and various traces of BL

Geophysical phenomena and BL

Abnormal properties of BL

Holes in the Earth and observation of BL

BL, crop circles and on the surface of the Earth

Globular nodules

Glowing objects of Hessdalen

Local heating of objects

Gel-like meteors and similar phenomena

Addendum to the section

Photo and video with BL

BL near the Black Sea

BL in Dolgoprudny

BL in Mitino

About phosphenes formed as a result of energetic radiation of linear lightning flashes

Chapter 3. Analysis of observations of BL

Collection of observational data

Analysis of observations by the simplest methods

Modern methods of statistical analysis of BL

Statistical studies of the color of BL

Analysis of variance. Data processing procedure

ANOVA results for the color factor of BL

Correlation analysis of distributions of BL by color

Factors affecting the observed parameters of BL

ANOVA for the factor of the location of observation of BL outdoors and indoors

The significance of the factors that determine the way of death of BL. Analysis of variance.

The significance of the ball lightning diameter for its lifetime. Analysis of variance results.

Dependence of the lifetime of BL on its diameter.

Influence of thunderstorm atmospheric conditions on the properties of BL.

 

Chapter 4. Experimental modeling of BL and long-lived luminous formations

Introduction

Early experiments of the 19th and 20th centuries for the purposeful creation of BL.

Experiments on the production of BL and long lived formations (LLF) in electric discharge conditions

Plasmodynamic formations and (LLF)

Erosive discharge

Pulsed electrical discharge in a channel with evaporating walls

Experiments with erosive discharge with a wax capillary

Erosion Discharge Experiments with a PMMA Capillary

Experiments with polymeric materials

Effect of plasmatron plasma on polymer materials

Characteristics of the plasma jets of the capillary plasmatron

Getting glowing balls and LLF

Obtaining LLF with a polymer structure

Floating Ball Temperature

Possible nature of LLF created using a capillary plasmatron

§4.6.5 Experiments on the interaction of an erosion discharge jet with a metal sample

Slit Erosion Discharge Experiments

Experiments on the interaction of an erosion discharge jet with an alloy

 Development of work on erosional discharges with tin alloy electrodes.

Conclusions for the section

Electric discharge in water

Microscopic ball lightning

Experiments on modeling the features of BL

Modeling the interaction of BL with glasses

Results of the natural interaction of BL with glasses

Experimental modeling of the interaction of BL with glasses

Discussion of simulation results

Event in Shchelkovo

Mirror event

About the passage of BL through glass

Glass research results

The discussion of the results

Section comment

Chapter 5. About theoretical models of BL

New models of BL

Material Models

Dipole force

The electric field of a highly charged BL

Lifetime of a charged ball relative to neutralization by air ions.

Influence of the plasma sheet on the motion of the ball

BL of A.I. Nikitina

Chemical-thermal models of BL

BL as a condensed structure

BL energy

Details of the chemical-thermal model

"Chinese BL"

About the ability of BL to levitate steadily near the surface of the Earth.

Etheric model of BL

The simplest ethereal model of the BL. Interpretation of anomalous properties

Interpretation of Tesla's CMM experiments. Resonant mechanism of anomalous phenomena in electrical devices

 

Afterword

 

Vladimir Bychkov, 1973, graduated from theoretical physics chair, People’s Friendship University in Moscow. From 1976 to 1979, he was postgraduate student of Physics Chair, Moscow Power Institute, Moscow. In 1980, he obtained Ph.D. degree from I.V. Kurchatov Institute of Nuclear Energy, Moscow. From 1980 to 1987, he was the senior researcher at Moscow Radiotechnical Institute RAS, and from 1987 to 1990, he was the senior researcher at Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology. From 1990 to 2004, he was the lead researcher at Joint Institute for High Temperature RAS; in 2000, he obtained Dr. Sci. degree at Moscow Regional STate University, Moscow. In 2004, he is now the lead researcher physical electronics chair, physical faculty, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. In 2011, he was full member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. In 2017, he was awarded V.I. Vernadsky Honorary Silver Medal for high scientific achievements.

Presents new data on ball lightning observations

Includes descriptions of main experiments on ball lightning modelling

Gives a short review of new theoretical ideas