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From: mikes@AMES-NAS.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: Re:  Lightning
Message-ID: <419@sri-arpa.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 12:31:51 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 12:31:51 1985
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From:  mikes@AMES-NAS.ARPA (Peter Mikes)

  I have no suggestion concerning mechanism of interaction but want to
  point out very general feature *the entrainment* of the non-linear osci-
 lators (described e.g. by Van Der Pol equation). They tend to synchro-
 nise. Example of that are fireflies, neurons etc. More on that can
 be found in extensive literature on circadian rythm - see Zeit-gebers.
  - Now of course they are acoustical waves released with discharge - the
 trigger can be wery week - some sea animals are said to entrain on tides.