Lightning discharge

Uman, M. A. (1987). The Lightning Discharge. Orlando, EL Academic Press. 

It has been discovered that adenine can be synthesised by the polymerisation of five HCN molecules in a truly remarkable synthesis. The HCN is produced either photochemically or within a lightning discharge and when dissolved in water may... 

FIGURE 3.14 Lightning discharge due to charge buildup in the clouds. 

Common mode noise is present equally and in phase in each current carrying wire with respect to a ground plane or circuit. Common mode noise can be caused by radiated emission from a source of EMI. Common mode noise can also couple from one circuit to another by inductive or capacitive means. Lightning discharges may also produce common mode noise in power wiring,... 

Two parallel conductors caught in a lightning discharge are subject to attractive forces and these forces are responsible for the fusing of stranded conductors and for squashing hollow conductors. 

Have you been able to examine the distribution and mobility of ions in relation to the potential gradient which is related to the many lightning discharges daily ... 

The earth s early atmosphere was rich in CH4, H2, CO2, CO, NH3, N2, and H2S, and contained no O2. In the late 1940s Miller and Urey showed that lightning discharges in such a gas mixture could produce small amino acid-like and other organic molecules that could be the organic precursors needed for life. The next question is how do these molecules polymerize to larger molecules ... 

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