Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-290) and index.
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Spark Discharge is a first-of-its-kind text, providing a comprehensive and systematic description of the spark breakdown of long gas gaps. It discusses the nature of a long spark, physical peculiarities of relevant gas discharge processes, methods and results of experimental studies, and analytical and numerical models. The most important applications in high-voltage engineering are covered in a single volume. Features: Gives an overview of the phenomena underlying the mechanism of spark discharge; classifies and generalizes experimental and theoretical models and gives a general theory of the process; presents physically substantiated methods to solve problems in high-voltage engineering and lighting; contains original illustrative material that helps the reader understand the details of the space-time pattern of the process and important relations between spark parameters; and considers experimental methods and warns against common misunderstandings.