When an emf is generated in the alternator both poles are simultaneously 0V or at polar opposites in varying degrees of voltage. However in the supply circuit the live is +tve or -tve in varying degrees of voltage & the neutral remains at 0V.
So the question is, what happens after the alternator? In the supply circuit, the live seems to represent one of the alternator poles, whilst the other pole is seemingly converted to create a 0V neutral path.
Many thanks.