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Could Ball Lightning Be Magnetic Monopoles?
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While magnetic monopoles have extensive theoretical justification for their existence, but have proved elusive to observe, ball lightning is both relatively frequently observed and largely unexplained theoretically. It was first proposed in 1990 that ball lightning might result from the catalysis of nuclear fission by a magnetic monopole. The observed frequency of ball lightning does not conflict with current upper theoretical or observational bounds for magnetic monopole flux. Some possible mechanisms to account for the association of magnetic-monopole-caused ball lightning with thunderstorms are described, and proposals for further observational and theoretical research are made.
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