Ozone was proposed as a new substance in air in 1840, and named, even before its chemical nature was known, after the Greek verb ozein (ὄζειν, "to smell"), from the peculiar odor after lightning storms.
celeste wrote:justcurious, I believe they are saying the pinch force is radially inward,not outward.
justcurious wrote:celeste wrote:justcurious, I believe they are saying the pinch force is radially inward,not outward.
I don't know what they are saying, don't have access to the full article., although it does seem a bit old (1989).
It doesn't matter if the Z force is outward or inward. If the force is radially inward, the "change" in the applied force will compress/uncompress the plasma (free-to-move charges) and create sound waves. Not saying that there may not be other forces at work that can also contribute to the sound effect in thunder. But for the impressive home-made plasma speakers, I can't think of a better explanation (varying electric current -> varying z-pinch force -> varying sound waves).
How else would you explain music being played with two wires, whereby the speaker in this system is nothing but air in between the wires.
garitd wrote:I am very eager to see this thread continue. And I hope to eventually see some kind of diagram. That would help me immensely to understand.
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