Multiple scientific studies and laboratory experiments successfully replicate and characterize ball-lightning-like plasmoids, supporting the reality of the phenomenon.
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A Constrained Theoretical Framework for a Dusty Plasma Spheromak Model of Ball Lightning: Formation Mechanisms, Stability Analysis, and Experimental Signatures
2026 · cited by 0
Discusses theoretical frameworks and plasma models addressing the physics of ball lightning as an atmospheric phenomenon.
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Further insight into the nature of ball-lightning-like atmospheric pressure plasmoids.
2013 · cited by 0
Investigates natural ball lightning and analyzes laboratory-produced atmospheric pressure plasmoids with striking similarities.
Localized microwave-heating (LMH) of basalt - Lava, dusty-plasma, and ball-lightning ejection by a "miniature volcano".
2019 · cited by 0
Demonstrates the experimental ejection of ball-lightning-like plasmas using localized microwave-heating of basalt.
Observations of Ball-Lightning-Like Plasmoids Ejected from Silicon by Localized Microwaves.
2013 · cited by 0
Presents experimental characterization of silicon-based plasmoids that resemble natural ball lightning phenomena.