Successful 3D simulation of branching streamer in air bridging the gap between main electrodes using charge simulation method

Electrical discharges; especially electrical discharges in air are still one of the most unexplored fields of the physics. Lately, there are numerical models of electrical discharges appearing, special group of which are simulations. It appeared that the finite element method (FEM) is not a good choice for simulations to base on. Instead of FEM charge simulation method (CSM) has been used in work presented by this article. A successful gap bridging has been achieved.