Gravity–Vacuum Energy Cosmology: A Framework for Universe Generation and Evolution

This paper presents a conceptual framework for cosmology based on the correspondence between gravitational energy and vacuum energy levels.In this framework, gravitational collapse inside black holes is interpreted as a process that compresses spacetime information and induces discrete transitions between vacuum energy states. The model assumes that vacuum energy is not continuous but organized into quantized levels. When gravitational energy accumulates beyond a critical threshold during black hole formation, the vacuum state undergoes a phase transition to a lower energy level. The released energy drives inflation within a newly generated spacetime region, producing a new expanding universe. A key element of this framework is the dual relationship between gravitational energy and vacuum energy. Gravitational compression of spacetime effectively converts degrees of freedom associated with gravity into vacuum energy that governs the expansion of the newly formed universe. This correspondence provides a possible explanation for the extremely low entropy observed in the early universe. The framework also suggests that different universes may emerge with different vacuum energy levels depending on the balance between gravitational energy and quantum fluctuations during the transition. If the energy released during the transition is sufficient to elevate the vacuum level of the entire newborn spacetime, the universe stabilizes at a higher vacuum level. Otherwise, it stabilizes at a lower level, leading to universes with different physical properties. Furthermore, the model naturally connects with the holographic principle. Since the information content of spacetime is associated with boundary surfaces such as black hole horizons, the compression of information during gravitational collapse may trigger vacuum state transitions encoded holographically on these boundaries. This framework integrates concepts from black hole physics, vacuum phase transitions, cosmic inflation, and holography into a unified picture of universe generation and evolution. It proposes that our universe may itself have originated as the result of such a vacuum transition triggered within a black hole in a parent universe.