Scientists have solved the mystery ball lightning
Chinese scientist, by a happy coincidence, turned out to examine the chemical composition of the main parts of ball lightning. However Russian colleagues are in no hurry to recognize their discovery.
The group of experts of northwestern China Institute by Dr. Price Jian una carried out research in the highlands of Tibet. During the most severe thunderstorms they accidentally witnessed the appearance of ball lightning huge size, about 5 meters in diameter. They are very lucky - they spectrometer have been able to register the chemical composition of its key components. They were silicon, iron and calcium, which are common in the soil.
On this basis, physics said that they could approve the hypothesis own new Zealand colleague John Abrahamson. In 2000 he presented that the thunderbolt into the land of the unexpected and powerful temperature rise quickly evaporates from the soil oxides of silicon, iron, and other details, and the shock wave throws encountered gas in the air, forming a ball. In other words, the mystery ball lightning, taking into account opinion of Chinese physicists, can be considered open.
They among other things was found in another interesting precedent: fluctuations glow ball lightning was about 100 Hertz, although traditionally they are twice less. It is likely that excess of 50 Hertz could add a nearby power line. She could result in an abnormally large amount of the ball as he is from 1 to several 10 s cm, informs the RT.
1 of the basic Russian experts to study the paradox of ball lightning, doctor of physical and mathematical Sciences from Moscow state University. Lomonosov Vladimir Bychkov sure that Chinese scientists have not received convincing data on the origin of the fireball from a blow ordinary lightning in the earth. He is not alone in his own doubts. So, respected around the world scientific journal Nature categorically refused to publish the article of the Chinese scientific workers, as a result, she was released in less elite edition.
According to the doctor Bychkova, the situation with fireball long years of basketball. There are hundreds of doctrines which explain its origin. Own versions offered almost all famous scientists, for example, Nobel prize winner Peter Kapitsa. No 1 doctrine was not recognized.
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