
This preprint states and proves the Ananke (Gravitational Closure) Theorem, a foundational classification result for classical gravity. The theorem classifies the admissible structure of closed classical gravity and shows that, under quadratic closure and orthogonal response, gravitational dynamics admit a unique structural form up to equivalence. Vacuum exactness, inverse-square behaviour, and rigidity in isolated regimes emerge as necessary consequences rather than assumptions. The result is classificatory and independent of specific field equations or phenomenology.
Classical gravity General Relativity Gravitational field theory Covariant field theory Quadratic action Vacuum solutions Gravitational rigidity Field closure Degrees of freedom Symmetry reduction Action principle Mathematical physics
Classical gravity General Relativity Gravitational field theory Covariant field theory Quadratic action Vacuum solutions Gravitational rigidity Field closure Degrees of freedom Symmetry reduction Action principle Mathematical physics
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