This paper introduces the concept of the Tension Horizon as a substrate‑level boundary where information is encoded through coherence gradients and tension geometry. Within the MID/QC framework, gravitational wells are reframed as finite‑thickness coherence shells, not singularities, and the horizon itself is treated as a dynamic encoding surface rather than a point of no return. The model explains time dilation, information retention, and horizon behavior as emergent effects of substrate tension flow and coherence‑field architecture. This approach resolves longstanding paradoxes in black hole thermodynamics, holographic entropy, and horizon information loss by replacing geometric singularities with tension‑driven shell structures. The Tension Horizon is shown to be a coherence minimum, not a curvature maximum, offering a physically grounded alternative to GR horizon models and a unified substrate‑level mechanism for gravitational information encoding.
Chadwick D Rasque (Wed,) studied this question.