Authors: Swaminathan Mani
Abstract: This paper introduces the Universal Substrate (US), a dis-crete, non-local information-processing architecture that serves as the ontological basis for the phys-ical universe. This model proposes that the observable cosmos is an Emergent User Interface (UI), where the laws of physics are not fundamental constants but identified as algorithmic protocols optimized for systemic stability. By reinterpreting spacetime as a Topological Information-Braiding manifold, this model provides a unified resolution – reconciling the discrete nature of Quantum Mechanics with the geometric curvature of General Relativity through a single, self-correcting Au-todidactic Meta-Algorithm.
