A Model for Ball Lightning Derived from an Extension of the Electrodynamics Equations

TL;DR

This paper proposes a new model for ball lightning, suggesting it is a stable, toroid-shaped plasma structure explained by an extended electrodynamics framework, aiming to clarify its origin and stability.

Contribution

It introduces a novel theoretical model for ball lightning based on an adapted electrodynamics equation, offering an alternative explanation for its formation and stability.

Findings

Proposes a plasma toroid model for ball lightning.

Uses extended electrodynamics equations for interpretation.

Provides a theoretical basis for the phenomenon's stability.

Abstract

Ball lightning is an impressive natural electromagnetic phenomenon occurring in atmosphere under suitable circumstances. Its origin, composition and stability issues are a matter of debate, due to presence of many evidences still unexplained. An attempt to provide a model, in alternative to the ones already available, is here presented. The aim is to interpret the phenomenon through a fluid plasma self-trapped in very stable toroid-shaped regions. To this end, a suitable adaptation of the equations ruling electrodynamics is taken into account.