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Physical effects responsible for existence of Ball lightning are considered. It is shown that Ball lightning can be a pure optical phenomenon where only an intense light and compressed air interact. An anomalous great light intensity and light lifetime within Ball lightning are analyzed.
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Torchigin, V., Torchigin, A. Physical nature of Ball lightning. Eur. Phys. J. D 36, 319–327 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2005-00240-4
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