Articles | Volume 2, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-2-101-1995
© Author(s) 1995. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
30 Jun 1995
Fractal dimension of lightning discharge
Abstract. Using a stochastic model, we simulate the process of dielectric breakdown in the atmosphere and calculate the fractal dimension of 3-dimensional lightning patterns. Finite-size effects have been studied. The projections of our patterns on vertical planes fit the experimental fractal dimension obtained from photographic analysis. This work is inspired by a previous work by A.A. Tsonis.
