ZIP Framework: Zonal Information–Coherence: An Interpretative Framework for Gravitational Phenomena Across Scales

This submission presents a three-part series introducing the Zonal Information-Coherence (ZIP) framework, an interpretative perspective on gravitational phenomena across scales. Rather than proposing new dynamics, particles, or modifications of established theory, ZIP offers an ontological reinterpretation in which black holes, classical gravity, and the cosmological dark sector are understood as scale-dependent manifestations of spacetime coherence. Part I reinterprets black holes as local coherence-saturated spacetime zones associated with causal horizons. Part II extends this perspective to cosmological scales, suggesting that dark matter and dark energy may arise from diffuse and global coherence regimes rather than from independent physical substances. Part III outlines a pathway toward operationally characterizing spacetime coherence, positioning ZIP as an open research program rather than a closed theoretical proposal. Together, these works aim to clarify the conceptual status of gravitational phenomena by unifying horizon physics, cosmic structure, and information-theoretic considerations within a single coherent framework, while preserving all established gravitational and quantum dynamics.