Analysis of photographs of lightning indicates that lightning has fractal geometry associated with a reproducible fractal dimension of about 1.34. Following this analysis a nonequilibrium model is presented which generates structures which are qualitatively similar to lightning observed in the atmosphere and which exhibit a fractal dimension of 1.37. The result of the model are also used to demonstrate that the observed lightning structures are most probable events.
Keywords
- Fractal Dimension
- Fractal Structure
- Fractal Geometry
- Discharge Pattern
- Local Potential Field
These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.