Abstract
It is shown that the EM radiation frequencies from external sources required to form ball lightning (according to the Kapitza theory) are emitted during the collision of charged water drops. Calculations show that a reasonable volume of nominally charged droplets will provide the energy necessary for the lightning ball, but a prohibitively large volume of ordinary rain drops is required. It is hypothesized that shock from ordinary bolt lightning may provide the requisite droplet-charging energy, either through liquid breakup in a polarizing field or by gas friction. Interactions or convergence of the EM radiation may be of importance in producing the required localized energy densities.
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