Phase Transitions as Oscillation Reorganization: A MID/QC Aligned Interpretation of How Systems Change State

Phase transitions are typically described using thermodynamic variables such as temperature, pressure, entropy, and free energy. While these quantities capture macroscopic behavior, they do not explain why a system reorganizes so abruptly. This paper presents a mechanistic interpretation aligned with the MID/QC framework, expressed entirely in standard physics language. In this view, a phase transition occurs when the internal oscillatory and torsional patterns of a system become unstable and reorganize into a more coherent configuration. This approach unifies boiling, freezing, crystallization, cavitation, magnetic transitions, and early‑universe symmetry breaking under a single dynamic principle: coherence formation within a metastable oscillatory medium.