In 1980, G. C. Dijkhuis argued that ball lightning relied on charged fluid dynamics resulting in plasma vortexes that had the same momentum (kinetic energy in a direction), spin and aligned axis, the net result being that they acted as macro bosons with superconducting properties.
He implied that even for moderate values of one proposed parameter, the density and temperatures achieved by these structures would lead to fusion.
“Here a new [1980] model [of ball lightning] is presented which explains ball lightning in terms of electric charge.”
The paper
Dijkhuis, G. C. (1980). “A model for ball lightning.” Nature, 284(5752), 150–151. doi:10.1038/284150a0
“Plasma turbulence will enhance charge transfer by translations of charged fluid parcels, and rotations of charged fluid parcels will generate a magnetic field. Our first hypothesis is that turbulence in the ball lightning plasma enhances charge transfer to the point that charged vortices transport electricity the way electrons do in a superconductor. By this hypothesis, individual plasma vortices have a strong tendency to travel with the same momentum and spin with aligned axes; as such they behave macroscopically the way bosons do on the atomic level.”
“for moderate values of K, the central density and temperature calculated from equation (4) fall in the region of thermonuclear interest.”
Reply
Dijkhuis, G. C. “Plasmoid confinement by the charged particle micro-fields (reply).” Nature 290, 166 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/290166b0
Keep your water up, Bob. Looks like a hot one up there tomorrow.
https://youtu.be/S8w5kg1Yync?si=C1vIzqvYNF8OisJx Hey Bob, at about the 3 minutes mark, this animation depicts the craft they are travelling in and it shows an extremely wormhole-esque type of craft. Reminds me of the TSG "inside of the outside" analysis. The imagery just struck me as a detailed, "well-felt" depiction. Frankly I am a bit obsessed pondering the Nature of insides and outsides/interiors and exteriors. My humorist, comic book writer friend always claimed "I am an INDOORSMAN." Funny.