it's interesting to note they[the electrons] follow the same pattern as a fractal

This post was edited by majorblood on Jul 23 2012 03:10am

lots of lightning if skip 1/2 way

awesome link man, very cool video

this, thanks for sharing



i think that on a more basic level, the fractal pattern is formed by local differences in air density

This post was edited by Ocen on Jul 24 2012 04:57pm

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This post was edited by Ocen on Jul 24 2012 04:57pm

wow that was really cool!

you guys should check out the other videos on the original posters link, very cool stuff

are there any good papers on that i can read? fractals are interesting to me.

no, sorry, i dont know of any. All i know is that the pattern is dictated by (minor) local differences in air density, if i remember correctly. Knownig discharge tubes use low pressure (hence low density) gas, the path of the electrons is that which follows the areas of lowest air density.

if i'm wrong i hope somebody would correct me.