This page defines the minimal structural language of Relational Field Theory.
It does not present a complete physical theory, but the reduced framework used to describe persistence, stability, and regime-dependent behavior.
Relational Field Theory (RFT) is a regime-dependent structural framework for the description of persistent organization, constraint resolution, and emergent behavior in physical systems.
RFT does not begin with predefined objects, forces, or laws.
It begins with a minimal structural condition:
A domain must maintain sufficient internal relational coherence to persist.
This condition can be expressed abstractly as:
This expresses that system-level behavior (Ω) is determined by the internal relational coherence (Rc) of the domain.
Ω = Ω[Rc]
where Rc represents the level of relational coherence within the domain, determining its capacity to sustain stable structure.
Rc ∈ [0,1]
Persistence requires that Rc exceed a regime-dependent threshold
A system is defined as a relational domain with internal degrees of freedom competing under constraint.
Key elements: