Astrophysics

The Tensional Structure Principle: A Structural Framework for Gravity, Spacetime, and Cosmology

Authors: Joseph Shaffer

The Tensional Structure Principle (TSP) proposes that the universe is composed of a nonlocal network of Planck scale elements under tension. Spacetime emerges as the stable equilibrium configuration of this network. Gravity arises not as curvature of a manifold or as a field, but as the gradient of tension between adjacent structural elements. This framework offers a physically grounded alternative to geometric and field based descriptions of gravitation.

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