Comparison of Mode Ordering in the Scalar Temporal Field Ontology with Qualitative Atomic Structure Trends

This work compares the mode-ordering mechanism developed in the Scalar Temporal Field Ontology (STFO) with qualitative trends known from atomic structure. Building on previous results establishing screening, spatial integrals, and explicit mode-dependent coefficients, we analyze how spatial structure influences effective coupling and ordering within the STFO framework. We show that compact modes experience stronger screening effects, while angular and spatially extended modes are less strongly modified. This behavior is qualitatively consistent with known atomic trends associated with orbital penetration and screening. Although the present framework does not yet reproduce full atomic spectroscopy, it demonstrates that shell-like differentiation and ordering can arise within the framework of temporal field dynamics under controlled approximations. This work represents an initial step toward connecting STFO predictions with known physical systems.