Published June 14, 2026 | Version v1

The Topological Lower Bound of Boltzmann Entropy: Resolving the Pure Top Boundary Condition through Proton Phase-Locking (v.01).

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We establish a fundamental, non-zero lower bound for thermodynamic entropy by mapping Ludwig Boltzmann’s classical relation  onto the rigid topological boundaries of GLAB chronal dynamics. In standard statistical mechanics, the number of microstates  is treated as an abstract mathematical variable capable of reducing to unity (), which phenomenologically implies an absolute zero entropy state (). We demonstrate that this boundary condition is physically unattainable because the minimal, topologically closed space-phase cell () possesses an irreversible internal structure dictated by the free proton configuration. Characterizing the stable proton () as an asymmetric quantum "pure top" subject to the Janibekov instability, we prove that it inherently occupies a degenerate phase space composed of 2 intrinsic spin projections and 3 spatial rotational axes. This yields a strict, immutable minimum statistical weight of . Consequently, the absolute minimum entropy of any isolated domain in our universe is bounded by the Proton Constant: . We mathematically demonstrate that if this lower bound were violated, the phase-locking mechanism () governing stellar nucleosynthesis would collapse, rendering the existence of periodic nuclear cycles and stable matter impossible. 

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