Reasons of ball lightning levitation
- Physics & Astronomy International Journal
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Anatoly I Nikitin
Abstract
Descriptions of observations of the movement of ball lightning down from the cloud and
up to the cloud are given. Based on this, it was concluded that it has a positive charge. The
case was considered when ball lightning resisted the action of the wind due to attraction to
the cloud. Examples of ball lightning “hovering” at a certain height above the ground are
described. To explain this, a hypothesis was proposed about formation in the space between
ball lightning and the conductor a cloud of clusters having a charge of the same sign as the
charge of ball lightning. This idea was tested experimentally. It is shown that the process
of formation of a “cloud” of charges near ball lightning can be the reason for the existence
of groups of ball lightning associated with each other. Examples of descriptions of ball
lightning movement near a flying aircraft and inside its cabin are given. An explanation of
these events is given.
Keywords
ball lightning, motion, charge, levitation over conductors, groups of ball lightning
