Structured Vacuum Field Theory: Divergences in Compact-Object Physics

This paper presents a divergence map between Structured Vacuum Field Theory (SVFT) and conventional compact-object physics. Rather than proposing new mechanisms or reinterpretations of specific observations, the analysis catalogs where ontological commitments diverge, where SVFT has articulated positions, where it has not, and which observations would discriminate between incompatible frameworks. The paper adopts a constraint-based audit methodology that separates observation, inference, and theoretical commitment. Observations are treated as authoritative. Conventional interpretations are described neutrally within their own ontological assumptions. SVFT commitments are stated explicitly, with prior-art status identified and unresolved gaps acknowledged rather than patched. Across black-hole spin, jet energetics, accretion, gravitational waves, horizon thermodynamics, and inference tools, the analysis identifies three classes of disagreement: ontological divergences, where SVFT forbids entities or processes required by conventional theory; explanatory gaps, where SVFT lacks formulated accounts for observed phenomenology; and observational pressure, where existing data favor conventional interpretations under their own assumptions. The paper specifies discriminating observations and consolidates falsification conditions under which SVFT would fail in the compact-object domain. The result is not a reconciliation or defense of SVFT, but a structured map of disagreement and empirical risk. If SVFT succeeds in addressing the requirements identified here, the map specifies the development agenda. If it fails, the map identifies precisely where and why.