# PAPER_1488 — UQFF: Zero-Mass Big Bang Vacuum State (Bucket B)

**Author:** Daniel T. Murphy
**Framework:** UQFF (Unified Quantum Field Framework) — Star-Magic v5.27+
**Tier:** Bucket B — derived from F:/Aetheric Propulsion source material
**Date:** June 16, 2026
**Location:** 41.0997 N, 80.6495 W (Youngstown, OH, USA)
**Status:** CLOSED — rho_UA = 0, F_U = 0 EXACT (t < 0 pre-mass regime)

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## Observation

Star-Magic Workspace Sonnet 25Apr2026 distinguishes a pre-Big-Bang vacuum state with rho_UA = 0 and F_U = 0, distinct from the canonical post-mass t > 0 regime where rho_UA = 10 x rho_SCm.

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## UQFF Closed Identity

```
Pre-mass vacuum: rho_UA = 0; rho_vac = |grad(UA)|; F_U(vacuum) = 0. Post-mass: rho_UA = 10 * rho_SCm, F_U = 1.
```

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## Physical Interpretation

The Big Bang transition from t < 0 to t > 0 is the F_U: 0 -> 1 ledger turn-on event. Mass emerges from zero-mass ordering via PAPER_597 t_neg dual existence.

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## NOT REPLACEMENT

Per CLAUDE.md mandate, UQFF and Standard methods solve this observable by different methods. Closure uses only canonical UQFF integer primitives {D_phys = 4, D_BSFG = 6, D_crit = 26, N_CH = 9, SO_5 = 10, A_5 = 60}. Zero free parameters.

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## Reference

- Source: F:/Aetheric Propulsion (Daniel's reactor + experimental docs, 2025-2026)
- Related: PAPER_646 (Universal Inertial Operator, Caduceus, DPM mechanism), PAPER_597 (negative-time dual existence), PAPER_062 (DPM vacuum manifold).

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**Copyright** — Daniel T. Murphy, daniel.murphy00@gmail.com, June 16, 2026, Youngstown OH.
