Shift-Based Re-Reading of General Relativity

This work presents a minimal, fully compatible interpretative re-reading of General Relativity (GR). It does not modify the field equations, introduce new entities, or challenge established experimental results. Instead, it focuses on how known relations may be conceptually understood. The central idea is to interpret gravitation not as a primary force or energy transfer, but as a structuring condition that determines the comparability of local physical processes. Time measurement is accordingly understood as the comparison of such processes under differing local conditions. An interpretative shift factor κ(x) is introduced, formally equivalent to known time dilation factors, but used here to emphasize relational differences in measurement conditions. Within this perspective, phenomena such as gravitational waves, event horizons, and Hawking radiation can be consistently described as variations or limits of comparability, without requiring additional ontological assumptions. The approach remains strictly within the formal framework of GR and does not produce new quantitative predictions. Its purpose is to provide a coherent conceptual perspective that organizes established phenomena in a unified and minimal way.