The Deceleron Interaction Theory: A Unified Framework for Gravitation, Mass, and Inertia

This work introduces the Deceleron Interaction Theory (DIT), a theoretical framework in which gravitation, inertia, mass, and energy arise from interactions between matter and a field of hypothetical particles termed decelerons. The theory is formulated within a classical space and time framework and assumes that vacuum-related quantum processes play a central role in physical interactions. Within this approach, gravity is not treated as a fundamental interaction or a geometrical property of spacetime, but as an emergent effect resulting from spatial variations of the deceleron field. Mass and energy are interpreted as manifestations of an underlying deceleron emission process. The proposed framework introduces a dynamical field-based description in which decelerons act as a modulating mechanism of vacuum energy. Within this framework, decelerons do not constitute the energetic source of physical interactions; rather, the interaction energy originates from the vacuum itself. The deceleron field acts only as a modulating mechanism governing the vacuum-energy response. The proposed framework differs fundamentally from both relativistic and classical kinetic models. It does not rely on spacetime curvature or classical mechanical screening mechanisms, but instead describes physical interactions as consequences of vacuum-energy gradients induced by spatial asymmetries of the deceleron field. Within this context, the gravitational constant is not considered fundamental, but emerges from the underlying interaction parameters of the theory. The Deceleron Interaction Theory therefore provides a unified conceptual and dynamical framework in which gravitation, inertia, mass, and energy emerge from common vacuum-mediated processes associated with the deceleron field, offering a new perspective on their shared physical origin.