The states of matter are: solid, liquid, gas, plasma, atomic, sub atomic, ether, and super ether. The super etheric state, referred to as Aether, is relativistic, deriving from fluctuations in the background stress of space time. On the other hand, the etheric state isn't virtual. The etheric flux is comprised of all elements, chemicals, and substances. It has a paramagnetic nature and a dull red color. This flux can curl, and extend. A rotating flux tube has a rotational phase angle which varies with distance. This is old school.
Some might consider an electron vortex beam as a source of magnetic flux. Even so, the electron's angular momentum still has a varying phase angle.
For the sake of this discussion, we might also consider the effect of flux line vibration, caused by charge carrier impact, and the interaction between this vibration and the incoming light.