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  "date_created": "2026-03-02T18:01:00.715000Z",
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    "abstract": "A syncytium model to study some electrical properties of the eye is proposed\nin the attempt to explain the phenomenon of anomalous Light Flashes (LF)\nperceived by astronauts in orbit. The crystalline lens is modelled as an\nellipsoidal syncytium having a variable relative dielectric constant. The\nmathematical model proposed is given by a boundary value problem for a system\nof two coupled elliptic partial differential equations in two unknowns. We use\na numerical method to compute an approximate solution of this mathematical\nmodel and we show some numerical results that provide a possible (qualitative)\nexplanation of the observed LF phenomenon. In particular, we calculate the\nenergy lost in the syncytium by a cosmic charged particle that goes through the\nsyncytium and compare the results with those obtained using the Geant 3.21\nsimulation program. We study the interaction antimatter-syncytium. We use the\nCreme96 computer program to evaluate the cosmic ray fluxes encountered by the\nInternational Space Station.",
    "arxiv_id": "physics/0505212",
    "authors": [
      "G. Nurzia",
      "R. Scrimaglio",
      "B. Spataro",
      "F. Zirilli"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "physics.bio-ph"
    ],
    "title": "The use of a syncytium model of the crystalline lens of the human eye to   study the light flashes seen by astronauts",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0505212"
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