diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/Motion/CSequence.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/Motion/CSequence.cs
index 4a41c2de..06689e0b 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/Motion/CSequence.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/Motion/CSequence.cs
@@ -253,6 +253,26 @@ public sealed class CSequence
     /// <summary><c>get_curr_frame_number</c> (0x005249d0).</summary>
     public int GetCurrFrameNumber() => (int)Math.Floor(FrameNumber);
 
+    // ── apply_physics (0x00524ab0, §19) ─────────────────────────────────
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Accumulated-physics root motion: advance <paramref name="frame"/> by
+    /// <see cref="Velocity"/>/<see cref="Omega"/> over a signed quantum —
+    /// MAGNITUDE from <paramref name="quantum"/>, SIGN from
+    /// <paramref name="signSource"/> (retail copysign semantics; call sites
+    /// pass 1/framerate as magnitude and the signed elapsed time as sign).
+    /// </summary>
+    public void ApplyPhysics(Frame frame, double quantum, double signSource)
+    {
+        double signed = Math.Abs(quantum);
+        if (signSource < 0.0)
+            signed = -signed;
+
+        float sq = (float)signed;
+        frame.Origin += Velocity * sq;
+        FrameOps.Rotate(frame, Omega * sq);
+    }
+
     // ── internal cursors for P4 (update_internal operates on nodes) ─────
 
     internal LinkedListNode<AnimSequenceNode>? CurrAnimNode
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/Motion/FrameOps.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/Motion/FrameOps.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..650d90b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/Motion/FrameOps.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using System;
+using System.Numerics;
+using DatReaderWriter.Types;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Physics.Motion;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// R1-P3 — verbatim ports of retail's <c>Frame</c> rotation helpers used by
+/// the CSequence physics path (oracle: raw decomp reads 2026-07-02).
+///
+/// <list type="bullet">
+/// <item><c>Frame::grotate</c> (0x005357a0, pc:319782): build the
+///   axis-angle quaternion from a GLOBAL rotation vector (angle = |v|,
+///   axis = v/|v|, half-angle sin/cos) and PREMULTIPLY it onto the frame's
+///   orientation — the incremental rotation is applied in world space.
+///   Rotations with |v|² &lt; F_EPSILON² are skipped.</item>
+/// <item><c>Frame::rotate</c> (0x004525b0, pc:91477): map the LOCAL
+///   rotation vector through the frame's local→global rotation
+///   (m_fl2gv — our quaternion), then <c>grotate</c>.</item>
+/// </list>
+/// </summary>
+public static class FrameOps
+{
+    /// <summary>Retail F_EPSILON (0.000199999995f); grotate gates on its
+    /// square against |v|².</summary>
+    public const float FEpsilon = 0.000199999995f;
+
+    /// <summary><c>Frame::grotate</c> — incremental WORLD-space rotation.</summary>
+    public static void GRotate(Frame frame, Vector3 rotationGlobal)
+    {
+        float magSq = rotationGlobal.LengthSquared();
+        if (magSq < FEpsilon * FEpsilon)
+            return;
+
+        float angle = MathF.Sqrt(magSq);
+        float invMag = 1f / angle;
+        float half = angle * 0.5f;
+        float s = MathF.Sin(half);
+        float c = MathF.Cos(half);
+
+        // Retail's set_rotate receives the raw Hamilton product r ⊗ q
+        // (r = the new axis-angle quat, q = the current orientation) —
+        // rotation applied in GLOBAL space. System.Numerics
+        // Quaternion.Multiply(r, q) is that product with
+        // Transform(v, r*q) == r-applied-after-q. set_rotate renormalizes.
+        var r = new Quaternion(
+            rotationGlobal.X * s * invMag,
+            rotationGlobal.Y * s * invMag,
+            rotationGlobal.Z * s * invMag,
+            c);
+        frame.Orientation = Quaternion.Normalize(Quaternion.Multiply(r, frame.Orientation));
+    }
+
+    /// <summary><c>Frame::rotate</c> — LOCAL rotation vector, mapped to
+    /// global through the orientation, then <see cref="GRotate"/>.</summary>
+    public static void Rotate(Frame frame, Vector3 rotationLocal)
+        => GRotate(frame, Vector3.Transform(rotationLocal, frame.Orientation));
+}
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/Motion/CSequencePhysicsTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/Motion/CSequencePhysicsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1d4c972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/Motion/CSequencePhysicsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+using System;
+using System.Numerics;
+using AcDream.Core.Physics;
+using AcDream.Core.Physics.Motion;
+using DatReaderWriter.Types;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Tests.Physics.Motion;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// R1-P3 — <c>CSequence::apply_physics</c> (0x00524ab0) +
+/// <c>Frame::rotate</c>/<c>grotate</c> (0x004525b0/0x005357a0) verbatim
+/// (gap G7's math half). Oracle: r1-csequence-decomp.md §19 + raw decomp
+/// reads of rotate/grotate this session.
+///
+/// KEY SEMANTICS:
+///  - apply_physics takes MAGNITUDE from arg3 and SIGN from arg4
+///    (copysign): origin += velocity·signed; rotate(omega·signed);
+///  - rotate() maps the LOCAL rotation vector through the frame's
+///    orientation to GLOBAL, then grotate premultiplies the axis-angle
+///    quaternion (rotation applied in world space);
+///  - grotate skips rotations with |v|² &lt; F_EPSILON² (0.000199999995²).
+/// </summary>
+public class CSequencePhysicsTests
+{
+    private sealed class NullLoader : IAnimationLoader
+    {
+        public DatReaderWriter.DBObjs.Animation? LoadAnimation(uint id) => null;
+    }
+
+    private static void AssertVec(Vector3 expected, Vector3 actual, float tol = 1e-5f)
+    {
+        Assert.True((expected - actual).Length() < tol,
+            $"expected {expected}, got {actual}");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ApplyPhysics_PositiveSign_AddsVelocityTimesQuantum()
+    {
+        var seq = new CSequence(new NullLoader());
+        seq.SetVelocity(new Vector3(2, 0, 0));
+        var frame = new Frame { Origin = new Vector3(1, 1, 1), Orientation = Quaternion.Identity };
+
+        seq.ApplyPhysics(frame, quantum: 0.5, signSource: 1.0);
+
+        AssertVec(new Vector3(2, 1, 1), frame.Origin);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ApplyPhysics_CopySign_MagnitudeFromQuantum_SignFromSource()
+    {
+        // signed_quantum = copysign(fabs(quantum), sign_source): a NEGATIVE
+        // quantum with a POSITIVE sign source still moves forward; a
+        // negative sign source reverses.
+        var seq = new CSequence(new NullLoader());
+        seq.SetVelocity(new Vector3(2, 0, 0));
+
+        var f1 = new Frame { Origin = Vector3.Zero, Orientation = Quaternion.Identity };
+        seq.ApplyPhysics(f1, quantum: -0.5, signSource: 1.0);
+        AssertVec(new Vector3(1, 0, 0), f1.Origin);
+
+        var f2 = new Frame { Origin = Vector3.Zero, Orientation = Quaternion.Identity };
+        seq.ApplyPhysics(f2, quantum: 0.5, signSource: -1.0);
+        AssertVec(new Vector3(-1, 0, 0), f2.Origin);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ApplyPhysics_OmegaRotatesFrame_GlobalZ()
+    {
+        // omega = (0,0,π) for 0.5s → 90° about global Z: local +X maps to +Y.
+        var seq = new CSequence(new NullLoader());
+        seq.SetOmega(new Vector3(0, 0, MathF.PI));
+        var frame = new Frame { Origin = Vector3.Zero, Orientation = Quaternion.Identity };
+
+        seq.ApplyPhysics(frame, quantum: 0.5, signSource: 1.0);
+
+        AssertVec(new Vector3(0, 1, 0), Vector3.Transform(Vector3.UnitX, frame.Orientation));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GRotate_ComposesInGlobalSpace()
+    {
+        // Frame already rotated 90° about Z; grotate 90° about GLOBAL X.
+        // local +X: q maps it to +Y; global X-rot then maps +Y to +Z.
+        var frame = new Frame
+        {
+            Origin = Vector3.Zero,
+            Orientation = Quaternion.CreateFromAxisAngle(Vector3.UnitZ, MathF.PI / 2f),
+        };
+
+        FrameOps.GRotate(frame, new Vector3(MathF.PI / 2f, 0, 0));
+
+        AssertVec(new Vector3(0, 0, 1), Vector3.Transform(Vector3.UnitX, frame.Orientation));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Rotate_LocalVector_MappedThroughOrientation()
+    {
+        // Frame rotated 90° about Z: a LOCAL X-axis rotation is a GLOBAL
+        // Y-axis rotation. rotate(local πX/2) on this frame must equal
+        // grotate(global πY/2).
+        var q0 = Quaternion.CreateFromAxisAngle(Vector3.UnitZ, MathF.PI / 2f);
+        var viaLocal = new Frame { Origin = Vector3.Zero, Orientation = q0 };
+        FrameOps.Rotate(viaLocal, new Vector3(MathF.PI / 2f, 0, 0));
+
+        var viaGlobal = new Frame { Origin = Vector3.Zero, Orientation = q0 };
+        FrameOps.GRotate(viaGlobal, new Vector3(0, MathF.PI / 2f, 0));
+
+        AssertVec(
+            Vector3.Transform(Vector3.UnitX, viaGlobal.Orientation),
+            Vector3.Transform(Vector3.UnitX, viaLocal.Orientation));
+        AssertVec(
+            Vector3.Transform(Vector3.UnitZ, viaGlobal.Orientation),
+            Vector3.Transform(Vector3.UnitZ, viaLocal.Orientation));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GRotate_TinyRotation_Skipped()
+    {
+        // |v|² < F_EPSILON² → no-op (0x005357a0 early return).
+        var frame = new Frame { Origin = Vector3.Zero, Orientation = Quaternion.Identity };
+        FrameOps.GRotate(frame, new Vector3(1e-5f, 0, 0));
+        Assert.Equal(Quaternion.Identity, frame.Orientation);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ApplyPhysics_ZeroPhysics_NoChange()
+    {
+        var seq = new CSequence(new NullLoader());
+        var frame = new Frame
+        {
+            Origin = new Vector3(3, 4, 5),
+            Orientation = Quaternion.CreateFromAxisAngle(Vector3.UnitY, 0.3f),
+        };
+        var beforeO = frame.Origin;
+        var beforeQ = frame.Orientation;
+
+        seq.ApplyPhysics(frame, 1.0, 1.0);
+
+        Assert.Equal(beforeO, frame.Origin);
+        Assert.Equal(beforeQ, frame.Orientation);
+    }
+}