Natural Rupture Theory (NRT) Conceptual Framework v1.1

Natural Rupture Theory (NRT) proposes a scale-neutral descriptive framework for analyzing discontinuities observed in complex systems, cognition, and experiential structures. Rather than treating rupture, interruption, or discontinuity as anomalies, NRT models them as intrinsic features of system dynamics, particularly near regions of constraint instability, representational transition, or organizational reconfiguration. The framework does not introduce new physical or neural laws and does not challenge continuity-based modeling. Instead, it provides a structural vocabulary for describing transitions between regimes of stability, where prior continuity conditions lose descriptive adequacy. NRT is presented as a conceptual and heuristic orientation intended for subsequent formalization, modeling, and empirical interpretation across domains. Version 1.1 provides structural consolidation and textual refinement of v1.0. No theoretical scope or postulates have been modified.