Towards the Unified Field Theory: 02. Energy Field Compression: Foundations and Universal Free Fall

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Deposit package for DiWK Multi-Scale Physical Continuum Archive: 02. Energy Field Compression: Foundations and Universal Free Fall.This archive contains a single Archival Hub portal monograph (unit 02):Archival_Hub/02-efc-foundations-and-universal-free-fall.mdIt does not include other hub essays or peer physics trees. Related peercorpora are cited via Related Identifiers (references), not by embeddingthose trees.**Energy Field Compression (EFC)** proposes that gravitational free fall can be represented by the spatial gradient of a scalar energy-field potential rather than by treating spacetime curvature as the primary mechanism. The framework introduces a dimensionless compression field $\eta(\mathbf{r})$ and defines a specific potential$$\Phi(\mathbf{r}) = c^2 \eta(\mathbf{r}).$$If an object's interaction energy is assumed to be proportional to its mass,$$U(\mathbf{r}) = m \Phi(\mathbf{r}),$$then Newton's second law gives$$\mathbf{a} = -\nabla\Phi.$$The mass cancels algebraically, producing universal free fall **within the stated coupling assumption**. For a central source, the present formulation additionally adopts the Newtonian-form potential$$\Phi(r) = -\frac{GM}{r},$$which yields the inverse-square acceleration and, for circular orbits, the relation $T^2 \propto r^3$. These latter results are therefore **recoveries from the assumed potential form**, not yet independent derivations from a fundamental EFC field equation. Establishing such a field equation is the principal mathematical task required for the next stage of the programme.Access Policy: Internal research draft under development. Access granted upon request.Note (Claims Hygiene): This document represents a theoretical frameworkhypothesis developed under the DiWK research initiative. It is one part ofa multi-framework documentation system and does not assert a finished orfully validated fundamental theory.AI Usage Statement: Authored by Ye Min under the DiWK initiative. Thisproject leverages LLMs as research, formatting, and diagnostic co-pilots.All concepts and final validations are directed and maintained by thehuman author.Author: Ye Min | Affiliation: DiWK (Discovering Wisdom and Knowledge) | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8471-3370