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  "abstract": "This presents the formalization and computational validation of the Base State–Disturbance (BS-D) Ontology, a framework proposed to resolve the conceptual fragmentation between Quantum Field Theory (QFT) and General Relativity. We posit that physical reality is reducible to two interdependent primitives: a Base State (a topological string-net liquid) and Disturbances (emergent topological defects). Drawing upon String-Net Condensation theory, the genesis of the vacuum was modeled as a thermodynamic phase transition governed by the cooling of a Toric Code lattice. The 2D model serves as a proof-of-principle for the thermodynamic mechanism, which is expected to be more robust in higher dimensions. Direct lattice simulations initialized in a high-entropy hot big bang state (n ≈ 0.5) demonstrated a robust symmetry breaking event at t ≈ 4.00 and a subsequent topological lock-in at t ≈ 8.00. The defect density decayed to a terminal value of n = 0.0000, resolving the soup problem by proving that a cooling topological liquid naturally purges itself of relic particles via pairwise annihilation. [...]",
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