Comparison Index
Comparison pages keep the archive balanced. They are not places to collapse Steinmetz into modern textbook language, Tesla-era invention, or later ether-field interpretation. They are places to ask a stricter question: when two vocabularies look related, what exactly is shared, what is merely analogous, and what remains unverified?
Comparison rule: every strong comparison must be passage-by-passage, equation-by-equation, diagram-by-diagram, or explicitly labeled as a research hypothesis.
Comparison Routes
Section titled “Comparison Routes”Steinmetz vs Modern RadiationRadiation, light, electric waves, propagation, absorption, and the difference between energy in transit and effect in matter.Steinmetz vs Modern AC MethodSymbolic method, phasors, impedance, quadrature, complex quantities, and what modern shorthand can hide.Tesla-Era Electrical ScienceA disciplined map of shared topics before Tesla source passages are imported into the repo.Transients And Tesla-Era High FrequencyCondenser discharge, oscillation, spark gaps, high-frequency currents, waves, surges, and lightning.Ether-Field Reading GuideThe boundary rules for Wheeler-style or other field-ontology readings.
Comparison Discipline
Section titled “Comparison Discipline”Comparison pages are maps, not verdicts. Each page must keep these layers separate:
| Layer | What It Can Say | What It Must Not Do |
|---|---|---|
| Steinmetz source layer | What the processed Steinmetz text, equation, diagram, patent, or report actually supports. | Smuggle in a modern or ether-field conclusion without citation. |
| Modern engineering layer | Present-day electrical-engineering equivalents, notation, and terminology. | Dismiss older language merely because it is not modern textbook language. |
| Historical comparison layer | Parallels and differences with Tesla-era or early field-science vocabulary after source passages are located. | Treat shared vocabulary as proof of shared theory. |
| Interpretive layer | Carefully labeled ether-field, Wheeler-style, Dollard-style, or other nonstandard readings. | Present interpretation as something Steinmetz explicitly stated. |
Evidence Tools For Comparisons
Section titled “Evidence Tools For Comparisons”Claim Attribution LedgerUse this before writing synthesis. It separates source facts, OCR candidates, modern translations, diagrams, patents, and interpretation layers.Theme Evidence AtlasFind source-located passages for fields, ether, magnetism, dielectricity, AC, transients, waves, radiation, energy, and apparatus.Concept ConcordanceTrace terms across all processed Steinmetz sections before comparing them to other traditions.Source Formula MapsKeep mathematical comparison tied to the source that produced each formula candidate.Source Visual MapsKeep diagram comparison tied to original crops, candidate figure references, and modern guide diagrams.Canonical VerificationPromote only after scan, equation, figure, and citation checks are complete.