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Ball Lightning : A Popular Guide to a Longstanding Mystery in Atmospheric Electricity / by Herbert Boerner.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boerner, Herbert, author.
- Series:
- Physics and Astronomy (Springer-11651)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics.
- Atmospheric science.
- Plasma (Ionized gases).
- Geophysics.
- Popular Science in Physics.
- Atmospheric Sciences.
- Plasma Physics.
- Geophysics and Environmental Physics.
- Local Subjects:
- Popular Science in Physics.
- Atmospheric Sciences.
- Plasma Physics.
- Geophysics and Environmental Physics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XIV, 205 pages) : 57 illustrations, 49 illustrations in color
- Edition:
- First edition 2019.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Ball Lightning: Observers' Tales
- The Search for Photographic Evidence
- A Bit of Philosophy, or What Has a Razor to Do with Ball Lightning?
- Organizing and Analyzing the Observations
- Electrical Discharges, Coronas, and Streamers
- Thunderstorms and Lightning
- BL: Well Documented Cases of Copious Production
- The Link Between Lightning Physics and Ball Lightning
- Some People Just Won't Believe It: The Skeptic's View
- Ball Lightning Theories
- BL Experiments
- Wrapping It All Up
- Appendix
- References.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-030-20783-0
- 9783030207830
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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