Lightning: Physics and Effects by Vladimir A. Rakov (PDF)

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This is the first book to cover essentially all aspects of lightning, including lightning physics, lightning protection, and the interaction of lightning with a variety of objects and systems as well as with the environment. Accessible to the technical non-expert, it is addressed to anyone interested in lightning and its effects.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: Review “Lightning Physics and Effects is not a lightning book; it is a lightning encyclopedia. Rarely in the history of science has one contribution covered a subject with such depth and thoroughness as to set the enduring standard for years, perhaps even decades, to come…The overall quality of the printing is superb; the figures are excellent, and the Plate Section presents six classic pages of photographs and figures.” EOS”…this will be one of the definitive books on lightning for several years to come. The book should be in the library of anybody working on lightning and its effects, and will certainly be of value to students and researchers in the atmospheric sciences as a textbook, detailed reference and bibliographic source.” Weather”This excellent book discusses all aspects of lightning noted on Earth and the other solar planets…. An all-encompassing book.” Choice”A great deal of information on lightning and lightning protection.” Physics Today”Rakov and Uman’s encyclopedic work will be extremely useful for specalists as a rich source of factual and bibliographic information.” Physics Today”This book is clearly the most complete compilation of material on the physics and effects of lightning that exists today. It is well-written, and I expect that it will be an important reference for both specialists and nonspecialists alike in future years.” American Meteorological Society, E. Philip Krider”…a very useful reference book not only for people interested in lightning and thunder, due to the extensive list of references, but also for researchers and scientists working on high-voltage engineering and nonlinear systems, because the extensive review of various observations also provides guidance for further future investigations.” – IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine Book Description A highly illustrated book covering all aspects of lightning, including lightning physics and protection. About the Author Vladimir A. Rakov is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida. He was previously Director of the Lightning Research Laboratory at Tomsk Polytechnical University, Russia.Martin A. Uman was the co-founder and President of Lightning Location and Protection, Inc. (LLP) and is now a professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Florida. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Great book, best compendium on the current state of the art.

⭐Great reference.

⭐This is the go-to book for the physics of lightning. Rakov and Uman have put together a great collection of information that is state-of-the-art.

⭐This is the first book of its kind. It essentially covers all the known aspects of lightning and is essential for engineers/scientists/ or researchers in this field. I understand that it is expensive to add colored pictures to books, but for some of the figures in the book it would have been greatly appreciated.

⭐In depth text with much detail.

⭐Very well written materials to know about lightning. A good reference book for lightning research.

⭐Se trata de un libro que describe técnicamente conceptos físicos sobre la formación de rayos.En mi caso es muy necesario para el trabajo que desarrollo

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