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Author : Allen J. Polefka
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (218 download)
Download or read book An Investigation of Ball Lightning written by Allen J. Polefka and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stanley Singer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468418661
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)
Download or read book The Nature of Ball Lightning written by Stanley Singer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1837 a comprehensive discussion of lightning appeared in the Annual of the French Bureau des Longitudes with a section on ball lightning which provided for the first time a readily available source in the scientific literature of the basic properties of this curious natural phenomenon. The author, Francois Arago, was the dominant influence in the French Academy of Sciences in the nineteenth century, having become a member of that august body at the age of twenty-three. His attention alone doubtless served at that time to establish the validity of scientific interest in the problem. In addition his discussion covered some of the major questions associated with ball lightning in a nota bly clear-sighted, effective style. Later reconsideration of the same questions often provided no significant improvement over Arago's discussion. There followed a dauntless band of varying but always small number who attempted to account for an apparently simple natural occurrence, a ball of fire usually seen in thunderstorms, with the best knowledge that advancing science could provide. All attempts to deal with this phenomenon were in variably frustrated. The characteristics of ball lightning could be readily cataloged, but they firmly resisted both experimental reproduction and theo retical explanation. One may say that to this day there is no explanation accepted by a large number of scientists. Several investigators of great ability and considerable accomplishment in different fields of science, including Faraday, Kelvin, and Arrhenius, took note of the problem.
Author : Cixin Liu
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 0765394081
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (653 download)
Download or read book Ball Lightning written by Cixin Liu and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of the Three-Body Trilogy, Cixin Liu's Ball Lightning is the story of what happens when the beauty of scientific inquiry runs up against the drive to harness new discoveries with no consideration of their possible consequences. When Chen’s parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of this mysterious natural phenomenon. His search takes him to stormy mountaintops, an experimental military weapons lab, and an old Soviet science station. The more he learns, the more he comes to realize that ball lightning is just the tip of an entirely new frontier. While Chen’s quest for answers gives purpose to his lonely life, it also pits him against soldiers and scientists with motives of their own: a beautiful army major with an obsession with dangerous weaponry, and a physicist who has no place for ethical considerations in his single-minded pursuit of knowledge. "Wildly imaginative."—Barack Obama on The Three-Body Problem trilogy Tor books by Cixin Liu The Remembrance of Earth's Past #1 The Three-Body Problem #2 The Dark Forest #3 Death's End At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Mark Stenhoff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306470926
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Ball Lightning written by Mark Stenhoff and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-16 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Down comes a deluge of sonorous hail, Or prone-descending rain. Wide-rent, the clouds Pour a whole flood, and yet, its flame unquenched, Th’unconquerable lightning struggles through. Ragged and fierce, or in red whirling balls, And fires the mountains with redoubled rage. Black from the stroke, above, the smould’ring pine Stands a sad shattered trunk; and, stretched below, A lifeless group the blasted cattle lie. James Thompson, “The Seasons” (1727) have been investigating ball lightning for more than two decades. I published a ball lightning report in Nature in 1976 that received worldwide publicity and I consequently many people wrote to me with accounts of their own experiences. Within a very short time, I had accumulated about 200 firsthand accounts, and the file has continued to grow steadily since then. Several things impressed me. Few of those who wrote to me had any detailed foreknowledge of ball lightning at the time of their observation. Nonetheless, once reports of other phenomena such as St. Elmo’s fire had been eliminated, the remaining descriptions were remarkably consistent. Furthermore, nearly all who contacted me were keen to have an explanation of what they had seen and seemed entirely sincere.
Author : V. P. Torchigin
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527550702
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Ball Lightning as a Messenger from a New World of Circulating Light written by V. P. Torchigin and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows that ball lightning has nothing to do with electricity at all; it is a bubble where ordinary white light circulates in the bubble’s shell in all possible directions. Such a bubble of light is a completely new, previously unknown object, consisting mainly of light, which determines its anomalous behaviour. Such anomalous behaviour coincides in detail with the mysterious and paradoxical behaviour of natural ball lightning. This book argues that natural ball lightning is an experimental sample which confirms this theory. In the book, the necessary conditions for the stability of the bubble of light and the physical laws that ensure its stability are given, making it possible to determine its unique physical parameters. The book is based on over 30 scientific articles published in leading international journals since 2003.
Author : Herbert Boerner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030207838
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Ball Lightning written by Herbert Boerner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ball lightning is an enigma. These luminous objects that appear occasionally during thunderstorms and can reach several meters in diameter have been a mystery to science for about 200 years. Despite several thousands of reported observations, their nature is still unknown. In this book, well documented cases of ball lightning are described and used to unravel some aspects of this mysterious form of atmospheric electricity. Throughout the book, the author discusses the various facets of the problem in an accessible but rigorous style, delivering a readable and informative text that will captivate the curious reader. He finally reaches the surprising conclusion that the solution to this puzzle may have been hidden in plain sight for many years. A foreword by Earle Williams, leading lightning researcher at MIT, introduces the book.
Author : Cixin Liu
Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 1466853441
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)
Download or read book The Three-Body Problem written by Cixin Liu and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the Netflix series 3 Body Problem! WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL Over 1 million copies sold in North America “A mind-bending epic.”—The New York Times • “War of the Worlds for the 21st century.”—The Wall Street Journal • “Fascinating.”—TIME • “Extraordinary.”—The New Yorker • “Wildly imaginative.”—Barack Obama • “Provocative.”—Slate • “A breakthrough book.”—George R. R. Martin • “Impossible to put down.”—GQ • “Absolutely mind-unfolding.”—NPR • “You should be reading Liu Cixin.”—The Washington Post The Three-Body Problem is the first novel in the groundbreaking, Hugo Award-winning series from China's most beloved science fiction author, Cixin Liu. Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion. The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision. The Three-Body Problem Series The Three-Body Problem The Dark Forest Death's End Other Books by Cixin Liu Ball Lightning Supernova Era To Hold Up the Sky The Wandering Earth A View from the Stars At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author : Yoshi-hiko Ohtsuki
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814644102
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Science Of Ball Lightning (Fire Ball) written by Yoshi-hiko Ohtsuki and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1989-08-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first proceedings held on scientific research on the ball lightning (fire ball). Eyewitness accounts of bars lightnings were presented and analysed by experts from USA, Germany, USSR, Hungary and Japan. The theoretical model on the ball lightning, and experimental research from various instruments were discussed.
Author : E. T. Pierce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)
Download or read book An Experimental Investigation of Negative Point-plane Corona and Its Relation to Ball Lightning written by E. T. Pierce and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EXISTING THEORIES OF BALL LIGHTNING ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED. THE CORONA DISCHARGE FROM A NEGATIVE POINT FLOWS IN A SERIES OF REGULAR PULSES CALLED TRICHEL PULSES. BASED ON THE THEORETICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CORONA DISCHARGE (TRICHEL PULSES) AND BALL LIGHTNING, AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM IS DEVELOPED. PULSE-REPETITION FREQUENCIES OF A FEW MC/S HAVE BEEN THE HIGHEST ATTAINED IN THE COURSE OF THE EXPERIMENTS. THE RESULTS OBTAINED ARE THEN DISCUSSED AS THEY CONCERN BALL LIGHTNING.
Author : Warren D. Rayle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Ball Lightning Characteristics written by Warren D. Rayle and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Barry
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475717105
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (757 download)
Download or read book Ball Lightning and Bead Lightning written by James Barry and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this monograph is to review the known physical aspects of two unusual forms of atmospheric luminous phenomena, to deduce their characteristics and properties, and to promote efforts to improve their understanding. These two forms, called ball lightning and bead lightning, have visual images that differ from the linear image associated with normallightning. The terms "balliightning" and "bead lightning" are used to denote atmospheric luminous forms which are occasionally observed and have the geometrie shape suggested by their name. Vet, it is possible that neither phenomenon may in fact be a form of lightning in the sense of a continuous electrical discharge. Bead lightning has been described as the residue of a cloud-to cloud or cloud-to-ground lightning stroke and has the appearance of aseries of luminous balls separated by dark regions, thus resembling astring of pearls, and remains visible for about one second. Ball lightning has been described as a single luminous globe appearing ne ar the ground after a lightning stroke and also remaining visible for about one second. Both phenomena remain visible far longer than normal lightning flashes.
Author : Edmond M. Dewan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Attempted Explanations of Ball Lightning written by Edmond M. Dewan and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ball lightning has until this time defied physical explanation. This report summarizes the requirements that must be satisfied by any valid theory, reviews and evaluates previous theories, and evaluates the new theory of Finkelstein and Rubenstein developed under an AFCRL-monitored grant. It is concluded that the latter theory is the only promising one to date but that even this theory needs to be modified. A modification is proposed which would remove the remaining objections and it is suggested that experiments rather than further theoretical development will constitute the next decisive step.
Author : Daniel H. Rosenthal
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548217761
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Ball Lightning written by Daniel H. Rosenthal and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very interesting theory about a quickly spinning field, which is related to Ball lightning. With ideas for you to do a practical experiment which would create ball lightning similar to the natural thing. The theory is all new, but I am very sure I believe it is right. In the experiments, a main idea is that radio waves can be Polarized a step that goes beyond plane polarization. Where the wave is polarized beyond plane polarization, it is possible to form ball lightning from it.
Author : Donald J. Ritchie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Ball Lightning written by Donald J. Ritchie and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Demetrice Freudenburg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (244 download)
Download or read book Ball Lightning written by Demetrice Freudenburg and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists are extremely familiar with the ball lightning phenomenon. But it is not just a concern of the scientific domain, people could be able to acquire knowledge about the lightning ball, especially with this new theory. To everyone interested in ball lightning, just reading this book and you will find ideas to do a practical experiment that would create ball lightning similar to the natural thing. The theory is all completely new. A main idea is that radio waves can be Polarized a step that goes beyond plane polarization. Where the wave is polarized beyond plane polarization, it is possible to form ball lightning from it.
Author : Clint Seward
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1458373738
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (583 download)
Download or read book Ball Lightning Explanation written by Clint Seward and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ball Lightning is a natural phenomenon that is often associated with lightning. This book provides an explanation of Ball Lightning and includes the first report of an observation of Ball Lightning while it is forming. This book also describes potential clean energy technologies that will be possible based on this explanation.
Author : Martin A. Uman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486151980
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book The Lightning Discharge written by Martin A. Uman and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Absorbing monograph by expert sets forth most of known properties of lightning: cloud and lightning charges, stepped leader, return stroke, dart leader, lightning on other planets, thunder, more. 144 illustrations.
