The fragmented science of ball lightning (with comment)

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 360, Issue 1790, 2002, Pages 107-152

  Turner, D J ^a  

^a Condensation Physics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ball lightning models; Experimental needs; Plasma containment; Structure; Vapour phase electrochemistry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LIGHTNING;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LIGHTNING; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0037081171     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2001.0921     Document Type: Article

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