Synergetic Lattice Field Theory
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LEFT-HANDED & RIGHT-HANDED JITTERBUG TRANSFORMATION OF THE VECTOR EQUILIBRIUM

Synergetic geometry's vector equilibrium, discovered by Buckminster Fuller, defines the atomic unit of the synergetic field. The vector equilibrium is a dynamic, transformable network of interconnected equilateral triangles that supports systematic variations in its shape.

left-handed jitterbug
right-handed jitterbug

Figure 1: Left-Handed & Right-Handed Jitterbug Transformations. The animation on the left shows a vector equilibrium contracting from its cuboctahedral phase to its octahedral phase in a “left-handed” sense (associated with positive-mass electrons). The animation on the right similarly shows a vector equilibrium contracting from its cuboctahedral phase to its octahedral phase in a “right-handed” sense (associated with negative-mass electrons). As the left-handed and right-handed vector equilibriums progressively contract from their cuboctahedral phases to their octahedral phases, all of their corresponding triangles rotate in opposite directions.