A number of groups have tried to answer the question of far-field ionosphere coupling using computer simulations to simulate the entire cavity between the ionosphere and the earth, but this is a huge problem presenting over 10 billion degrees of freedom, and nobody has quite gotten there yet.
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“a number of groups have tried to answer this question with computer simulations to simulate the entire cavity between the ionosphere and the earth and but it's a huge problem a simulation of this size presents over 10 billion degrees of freedom so nobody's quite gotten there yet”
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The Secret Life of Lightning: The Science of Giant Tesla Coils | Greg Leyh— The Long Now FoundationCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:15:24 PM
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