Self-organization of intense light within erosive gas discharges

Torchigin, V.P.; Torchigin, A.V.

doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2006.09.016

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“…It turns out that there is a great set of effects connected with self-confined light. First of all, this concerns a self-organization of intense light in gases [8]. It turns out that the homogeneous intense white light in gases is unstable.…”

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Interrelation between ball lightning and optically induced forces

Torchigin

2013

Phys. Scr.

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Interrelation between ball lightning and optically induced forces

Torchigin

2013

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“…Certainly, a long time is required for this BL model to be generally recognised. However, this model has enabled us to discover new physical phenomena [13] and to clear up existing ones, for example, a specificity of optically induced forces.…”

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Interrelation between striction forces in dielectrics and optically induced forces in transparent media

Torchigin¹,

Torchigin²

2012

Phys. Scr.

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Optically induced forces applied to a transparent optical medium, which is inserted in a closed plane optical resonator, are calculated by means of an analysis of the changes in the eigenfrequency and energy stored in the resonator at various positions of the medium. These forces are compared with striction forces applied to the medium considered as a dielectric placed in an alternate electrical field within the resonator. It is shown that the optically induced forces are equal to the striction forces. The results of using the classical formula for striction forces in electrostatics are considered.

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“…Ball lightning has been the subject of a great deal of interest (Donoso et al 2006), and although many mechanisms of production have been postulated (Turner 1998), a complete theory remains elusive (Stenhof 1999). Theories that have been put forward to explain ball lightning include antimatter (Ashby & Whitehead 1971), electromagnetic standing waves within a ball of plasma (Watson 1960), retinal after images (Argyle 1971; *sw.hughes@qut.edu.au Charman 1971), electromagnetic knots (Ranada & Trueba 1996), oxidation of nanoparticles (Abrahamson & Dinniss 2000), corona discharge generated by dissipating electrical ground currents (Lowke 1996), microwave interference (Ohtsuki & Ofuruton 1991), plasma surrounded by hydrated ions (Turner 1994), superconducting plasma vortices (Dijkhuis 1980), polymer composites (Bychkov & Bychkov 2002), light bubbles (Torchigin & Torchigin 2007) and even black holes of cosmic origin (Muir 2007). Ball lightning is usually associated with thunderstorms, although it has been associated with earthquakes and volcanoes (Durand & Wilson 2006).…”

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Green fireballs and ball lightning

Hughes

2010

Proc. R. Soc. A.

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This paper presents evidence of an apparent connection between ball lightning and a green fireball. On the evening of the 16 May 2006 at least three fireballs were seen by many people in the skies of Queensland, Australia. One of the fireballs was seen passing over the Great Divide about 120 km west of Brisbane, and soon after, a luminous green ball about 30 cm in diameter was seen rolling down the slope of the Great Divide. A detailed description given by a witness indicates that the phenomenon was probably a highly luminous form of ball lightning. A hypothesis presented in this paper is that the passage of the Queensland fireball meteor created an electrically conductive path between the ionosphere and ground, providing energy for the ball lightning phenomenon. A strong similarity is noted between the Queensland fireball and the Pasamonte fireball seen in New Mexico in 1933. Both meteors exhibit a twist in the tail that could be explained by hydrodynamic forces. The possibility that multiple sightings of fireballs across southeast Queensland were produced owing to fragments from comet 73P Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 is discussed.

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Self-organization of intense light within erosive gas discharges

Cited by 29 publications

References 10 publications

Interrelation between ball lightning and optically induced forces

Interrelation between ball lightning and optically induced forces

Interrelation between striction forces in dielectrics and optically induced forces in transparent media

Green fireballs and ball lightning

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