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Fernández-Rañada, Antonio 2023-06-20T18:56:50Z 2023-06-20T18:56:50Z 1998-09-27 2169-897X 10.1029/98JD01539 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/98JD01539 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com We develop a topological model of ball lightning which explains its stability by the coupling of an air ball to a magnetic knot, a magnetic field with linked magnetic lines. Assuming that currents flow inside the ball, along short-circuited linked streamers following the lines of del x B, the lifetime, energy, and radiated power of the average ball are correctly accounted for. The model explains why some witnesses do not feel heat, while others are burnt, and why filaments are seen to trail the ball in some cases. eng open access A model of ball lightning as a magnetic knot with linked streamers journal article