RCFT — Resonant Coherence Field Theory Part II: Life Under Constraint

This work is a direct continuation of Resonant Coherence Field Theory (RCFT) and extends its
core questions into the domain of living persistence.

Rather than proposing a new definition of life, the text develops a constraint-based lens
focused on the physical conditions under which localized organization can persist over time.
Life is examined as a regime in which interaction energy remains locally organized despite
continuous disturbance, requiring boundaries, maintenance, selective exchange, and
eventually reproduction.

The work emphasizes failure modes, energetic cost, and environmental limits, showing why
persistent structure is fragile and rare across scales. Biological phenomena such as
boundaries, liquid interiors, reproduction, and complexity are treated as consequences of
physical constraint rather than as exceptions to physical law.

No new forces or entities are proposed. The contribution lies in reorganizing familiar
phenomena around closure, maintenance, and cost, offering a lens that clarifies why similar
patterns recur across physics and biology and why persistence breaks down in predictable
ways.