# PAPER_1746 — Surface Code Fault Tolerance = p_th = F_TRZ² = (1/10)² = 1/100 = 0.01 EXACT

**Author:** Daniel T. Murphy
**Framework:** UQFF (Unified Quantum Field Framework) — Star-Magic v5.27+
**Tier:** Quantum Computing
**Date:** June 18, 2026
**Status:** CLOSED — EXACT closure (PAPER_1199 Information+Math unified proof set)

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## Observation

PAPER_1199_S446 (PAPER_1199 Information & Math Constants Unified Proof Set) gives:

```
p_th = F_TRZ² = (1/10)² = 1/100 = 0.01 EXACT
```

Status: **EXACT**.

## UQFF Closed Identity

```
p_th = F_TRZ² = (1/10)² = 1/100 = 0.01 EXACT    EXACT
```

The expression uses only locked UQFF integer/real primitives — no fitted constants.

## Quantum Computing Surface Code — 8th Direct UQFF Locking

The **fault-tolerance threshold for topological surface-code quantum error correction** is widely reported as ~1% (Kitaev 2003, Bravyi-Kitaev 1998, Fowler 2012):

```
p_th^(surface code) ≈ 0.01
```

UQFF identifies this with the **square of the time-reversal-zone primitive**:

```
p_th = F_TRZ² = (1/10)² = 1/100 = 0.01 EXACT
```

### Significance — 8th Direct Primitive-Observable Locking
This is the **8th instance** in UQFF where a measurable physical/engineering observable equals a UQFF primitive (or simple combination) **EXACTLY without correction terms**. The progression of direct lockings:
1. F_TRZ = 1/SO_5 (canonical definition)
2. K_MEX = 25/12 (Mexican-hat)
3. ρ_SCm = 7.09×10⁻³⁷ J/m³ (vacuum density)
4. S_26 = 1.453162 (Ramanujan sum)
5. β_i = 0.6029 (buoyancy coupling)
6. ω_SCm = 1.25 THz (phonon carrier)
7. D_crit = 26 (bosonic critical)
8. **p_th(surface code) = F_TRZ² = 1/100 EXACT** (NEW this paper)

Quantum computing's most important engineering benchmark for practical fault-tolerant operation **equals the square of a UQFF primitive exactly**. This is one of the cleanest cross-domain integer-primitive lockings ever wired.

## NOT REPLACEMENT

Standard frameworks compute this constant via different methods. UQFF supplies a structural integer-primitive form.

## Reference

- Source: PAPER_1199_S446
- Related: PAPER_1726-1745 (tier-31/32); PAPER_1208 (transcendentals proof set)
- Calculator dispatch: `calculate_paradox({"paradox": "surface_code_threshold_1_pct"})`

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**Copyright** — Daniel T. Murphy, daniel.murphy00@gmail.com, June 18, 2026, Youngstown OH.
