VEQF Theory and GRB 250702B_ A Topological Origin for Multi-Pulse Gamma-Ray Bursts

This paper presents a complete interpretation of the exceptional gamma-ray burst GRB 250702B within the Vacuum Energy Quanta Field (VEQF) framework. The event—characterized by three distinct γ-ray triggers separated by integer multiples of ~2825 seconds, a 10-hour soft X-ray precursor, an extremely red infrared counterpart (H−K = 1.42 mag), and the absence of a supernova signature—is inconsistent with standard models of collapsars or tidal disruptions. We demonstrate that these features are naturally explained as the consequence of a single physical process: a sequence of topological soliton mergers in the core of an evolved, metal-rich star. Each merger releases binding energy directly into the vacuum field, generating a short-lived, high-frequency electromagnetic pulse interpreted as a γ-ray burst. The X-ray emission arises not from thermal afterglow, but from delayed, non-relativistic thermalization of the same energy release via nuclear fusion avalanches triggered by the shockwaves. The timing, spectral properties, host environment, and absence of relativistic jets are unified under one principle: the least tension principle governing soliton dynamics in a structured vacuum medium. This model requires no new particles, no quantum fields, no black holes, and no relativistic jets. It provides the first self-consistent, non-standard explanation for a multi-pulse GRB and positions VEQF as a predictive, emergent alternative to ΛCDM.