AUTO DZ ACT: A Verification-First, State-Defined Framework for Experimental Logic Validation, with Application to the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

This release provides a journal-ready, editorially normalized version of the AUTO DZ ACT manuscript. AUTO DZ ACT is a verification-first, state-defined framework that classifies scientific claims by comparing theoretical outputs and observational data under explicit thresholds, without introducing physical interpretation unless operationally justified. The manuscript integrates the authoritative AUTO DZ ACT v2.2 algorithm specification with a state-defined application to the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, using only publicly accessible, authoritative datasets (MPC, NASA/JPL, ESA). Claims are assigned explicit epistemic states (0/0, DO/DZ, DZ, ∞/∞), and absence of measurement is treated as a formal scientific result. This version corrects layout, tables, figure organization, and compliance presentation for journal submission. Scientific content, data, algorithmic definitions, and epistemic results are unchanged. Earlier versions remain archived for provenance only.