The Wafold: A Theory of Spacetime Termination Inside Black Holes

Abstract

This article introduces a proposal for a novel conceptual interpretation of black holes in which spacetime can terminate on a curvature-triggered hypersurface. When curvature reaches a critical limit, the three-dimensional spatial geometry is proposed to undergo a dimensional compression into a thin, curved boundary identified as the wafold. Beyond this, spacetime no longer continues; the manifold itself comes to an end. All mass-energy and information would then be confined to the wafold, forming a structure consistent with the external Schwarzschild geometry and the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy law. We outline a possible Dimensional Conversion Law that could govern this phenomenon, and discuss the conservation, causal, and thermodynamic implications of the wafold at a conceptual level. This work should be regarded as a hypothesis-generating perspective, not a complete theory. Its purpose is to motivate further mathematical and physical inquiry.