Potential Energy Fields

Potential Energy Fields are the component of the Zero Substrate, written V_0(x), that stores the distribution of initialization energy across positions before any dynamics begin. They are one of three Substrate Components the book lists for the Zero Substrate, together with Static Tension Vectors, the preloaded structural parameters, and Geometric Constraints, the local spatial topology. Because the Zero Substrate is in complete temporal stasis (∂S_0/∂t = 0 for every position at t = 0), this energy sits unused, part of the Universe's source code before execution. It supplies the resources that Prime Pulse Activation and later structure formation draw on once static tension somewhere crosses its critical threshold. The book compares the arrangement to cellular automata, where spatial configuration fixes computational potential before any update. It tags V_0(x) with the dimension of energy, [𝕄·𝕃²·𝕋⁻²]. Potential Energy Fields connect to Zero Substrate, Static Tension Vectors, Geometric Constraints, Prime Pulse Activation and Frame 0 to Frame 1.