"Version: 20160601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Research into and interest in the long air gap discharge -- 1.2. Scope and objectives -- 1.3. Intended audience2. The background of air gap discharge theory -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Ionization phenomena -- 2.3. Cross section and mean free path--elastic collisions -- 2.4. Mobility, di…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso.EPUB and Kindle versions includes embedded videos.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. The components of lightning -- 1.1. Features of lightning plasma -- 1.2. Lightning is more than a spark -- 1.3. Conditions for leader propagation -- 1.4. Lightning leaders in nature2. Lightning leaders versus free-burning arcs -- 2.1. Similarities and differe…