Electricity simulation

[NarcisCalin]

Add electricity simulation in between conductive particles. Make new particle bool flag for conductivity. Make electricity heat particles

[eanutt1272v2]

Perhaps, instead of a bool flag, define conductivity as a continuous value. In reality, different materials have different levels of conductivity ie. some materials conduct better than others.

[NarcisCalin]

I agree. I could have the program skip electric simulation for particles with 0.0 conductivity. This would remove the bool entirely

[eanutt1272v2]

It might also be worth considering anisotropic conductivity.

In many real-world scenarios (especially in astrophysical simulations), conductivity isn’t equal in all directions (isotropic). For instance, in magnetised plasma, heat and electricity flow much more easily along magnetic field lines than across them.

Implementing this would require a move from a simple scalar value to a second-rank tensor (a 3x3 matrix for 3D, or a 2x2 matrix for 2D). Although this adds computational complexity, it may allow for much more realistic modelling of complex cosmic structures or specialised conductive materials in Galaxy Engine.