Foundational Structure of the Compression Framework

This work presents a theoretical framework in which spacetime geometry and gravitational dynamics are interpreted as emergent manifestations of a universal compression regime. The model introduces a scalar resistance field describing the structured response of physical systems to this background condition, leading to an effective geometric description consistent with known weak-field gravitational phenomena. Rather than proposing a replacement for established physical theories, the framework provides an alternative ontological interpretation of time, energy, and gravitation while preserving compatibility with relativistic and quantum descriptions at the observational level. The formulation recovers the Newtonian limit, gravitational time dilation, and gravitational lensing through a minimal set of postulates and field relations. The present version outlines the foundational structure of the model and its primary mathematical formulation, serving as a basis for further analytical development and potential phenomenological investigation.