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  "abstract": "This monograph introduces the Path Hypothesis (Pfad-These), a background-independent, discrete-relational foundation for fundamental physics unifying quantum gravity, gauge fields, and the Standard Model. Rejecting the continuous manifold R4R4, zero-thickness lines, and actual infinity, spacetime and matter emerge from a discrete network of 2D framed ribbons carrying D5≅Spin(10)D5≅Spin(10) Lie algebra representations.\n\nKey results:\n\nExact geometric derivation of the fine-structure constant α−1≈137.036082α−1≈137.036082 from the D5D5 invariant kernel (16×120=192016×120=1920).\n\nProton-to-electron mass ratio μ≈6π5+(π−1)/62≈1836.15265μ≈6π5+(π−1)/62≈1836.15265 (0.012 ppm0.012 ppm from CODATA) from S3×S5S3×S5 color topology.\n\nEmergence of the Einstein field equations via Wigner-6j6j Ponzano-Regge asymptotics and Gromov-Hausdorff continuum limit.\n\nResolution of the black hole singularity via Planck stars and prediction of post-merger gravitational wave echoes (Δt≈26.2 msΔt≈26.2 ms for 30M⊙30M⊙).\n\nA catalog resolving 34 fundamental problems across quantum gravity, cosmology, flavor physics, and classical geometry without free parameters.\n\nCorrespondence & Inquiries: 3smx.universe@gmail.com",
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      "name": "Leonid Bubolz"
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  "published": "2026-10-23",
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  "title": "The Path Hypothesis: Foundations of a Relational-Discrete Physics (Die Pfad-These)",
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