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Can Ball Lightning Exist in a Vacuum?

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BLAIR1 has suggested that ball lightning is associated with a strong magnetic field which extends far beyond the confines of the ball.

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  1. Electronics Laboratories, The University of Kent at Canterbury, Kent

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JENNISON, R. Can Ball Lightning Exist in a Vacuum?. Nature 245, 95 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/245095a0

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