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Article

Ball Lightning as Plasma Vortexes: A Reinforcement of the Conjecture

by
Daniele Funaro
Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(7), 3451; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073451
Submission received: 9 March 2022 / Revised: 27 March 2022 / Accepted: 28 March 2022 / Published: 29 March 2022
(This article belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)
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Abstract

The idea that ball lightning is a plasma manifestation has been put forth by many authors. One of the major drawbacks of this approach concerns the stability of these structures. After showing the theoretical existence of pure rotating electromagnetic waves in equilibrium, we argue that these can reasonably provide a robust stabilizing scaffolding for the development of ball lightning phenomena.
Keywords: ball lightning; magnetohydrodynamics; vortex ring; electromagnetic wave; plasma ball lightning; magnetohydrodynamics; vortex ring; electromagnetic wave; plasma

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Funaro, D. Ball Lightning as Plasma Vortexes: A Reinforcement of the Conjecture. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 3451. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073451

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Funaro D. Ball Lightning as Plasma Vortexes: A Reinforcement of the Conjecture. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(7):3451. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073451

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Funaro, Daniele. 2022. "Ball Lightning as Plasma Vortexes: A Reinforcement of the Conjecture" Applied Sciences 12, no. 7: 3451. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073451

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Funaro, D. (2022). Ball Lightning as Plasma Vortexes: A Reinforcement of the Conjecture. Applied Sciences, 12(7), 3451. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12073451

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