Ball Lightning as a profound manifestation of the Dark Matter physics
Ariel Zhitnitsky

TL;DR
This paper proposes that ball lightning phenomena are manifestations of dark matter physics, specifically involving axion quark nuggets, providing a novel explanation for their energy source and characteristics.
Contribution
It introduces a new hypothesis that dark matter in the form of axion quark nuggets explains ball lightning features and related phenomena, linking astrophysics and atmospheric science.
Findings
BL size, lifetime, and frequency align with AQN-based dark matter model
The model accounts for the energy source of BL events
Some UAP may be related to BL as manifestations of dark matter physics
Abstract
Ball lighting (BL) has been observed for centuries. There are large number of books, review articles, and original scientific papers devoted to different aspects of BL phenomenon. Yet, the basic features of this phenomenon have never been explained by known physics. The main problem is the source which could power the dynamics of the BL. We advocate an idea that the dark matter (DM) in form of the axion quark nuggets (AQN) made of standard model quarks and gluons (similar to the old idea of the Witten's strangelets) could internally generate the required power. The AQN model was invented long ago without any relation to the BL physics. It was invented with a single motivation to explain the observed similarity between visible and DM components. This relation represents a very generic feature of this framework, not sensitive to any parameters of…
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Taxonomy
TopicsRadioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques · Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies · Biofield Effects and Biophysics
