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Origin of the Fine Scale Tortuosity in Sparks and Lightning Channels
oleh: Vernon Cooray
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | MDPI AG 2018-05-01 |
Deskripsi
The physical reason for the small-scale tortuosity observed in sparks and lightning channels is unknown at present. In this paper, it is suggested that the small-scale tortuosity of the discharge channels is caused by the natural tendency for subsequent leader streamer bursts to avoid each other but at the same time to align as much as possible along the direction of the background electric field. This process will give rise to a discharge channel that re-orients in space during each streamer burst creating the small scale tortuosity.