Aether Vision

Interactive electromagnetic field visualization based on Tesla, Steinmetz, and Dollard's frameworks.

Build & Run

zig build run    # Run visualization
zig build test   # Run tests

Requires Zig 0.14+ and raylib (fetched automatically).

Frameworks

Tesla — Longitudinal waves, aether medium, magnifying transmitter, quarter-wave resonance

Steinmetz — Phasors, j-operator, complex power, hysteresis, AC analysis

Dollard — Four-quadrant electricity (+1,+j,-1,-j), counterspace geometry, LMD waves

Visualizations

Mode	Description
Aether Waves	Longitudinal compression/rarefaction
Standing Waves	Quarter-wave resonance patterns
Magnifying TX	3-coil Tesla transmitter system
Phasor Diagram	Rotating vectors, three-phase
Four Quadrant	Energy flow through ±1, ±j
Counterspace	Reciprocal geometry (l⁻¹, l⁻², l⁻³)
TEM vs LMD	Transverse vs longitudinal wave comparison
Golden Dragon	φ-ratio discharge fractals
3D Tesla Coil	Interactive field visualization
FDTD Simulation	Maxwell equation solver
+ 15 more modes	Schumann, FFT, coupling, corona...

Controls

Key	Action
Tab	Open menu
[ ]	Previous/next mode
↑ ↓	Adjust frequency
← →	Adjust amplitude
L/T/S/M	Wave type (longitudinal/transverse/standing/LMD)
V/D/E	Toggle vectors/density/energy bars
Right-drag	Rotate 3D camera
Scroll	Zoom

Module Structure

src/
├── lib.zig          # Public API
├── math/            # Vec2, Vec3, Complex, Quaternion, Versor
├── physics/         # Constants, FDTD, Biot-Savart, materials
├── coils/           # Tesla coil calculations
├── visualization/   # All rendering modules
├── analysis/        # FFT
└── ui/              # Menu, drawing utilities

Library Usage

const aether = @import("aether-vision");

// Math
const v = aether.Vec3.init(1, 2, 3);
const phasor = aether.Complex.fromPolar(1.0, std.math.pi / 4);

// Physics
const freq = aether.physics.resonantFrequency(1e-3, 1e-9);
const loop = aether.CurrentLoop.init(center, axis, 0.1, 1.0);
const B = loop.fieldAt(point);

// Coils
var tx = aether.MagnifyingTransmitter.init();
const voltage = tx.getVoltage(0.5);

References

• Tesla: Patents 454,622 / 593,138 / 1,119,732
• Steinmetz: "Theory and Calculation of AC Phenomena" (1897)
• Dollard: "Four Quadrant Representation of Electricity" (2013)