McCaul's Law of Coherence: The Coherence Architecture of the Universe — Big Bang Emergence, Origin of Life, and Consciousness as Process States (Triple-Verified, Amendment XII)

Foundational restatement: Φ is a state variable of a PROCESS, not a fixed property of an object. This resolves the W-boson falsification reported in Amendment XI. Verified consistent with all 10 prior application domains. Big Bang simulation (15 epochs, triple-verified): Universe modeled as a process evolving from Φ=0 at t=0 to Φ=0.928 at present (13.8 Gyr). Key results: 7th State threshold (Φ≥0.5) first crossed at Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (t=3 min), driven by N_r of nuclear binding. N_r identified as the universal bottleneck — the last principle to rise at every phase transition. Four falsifiable predictions identified: BBN parameter scan, structure formation F_g~G^(1/3), matter-antimatter asymmetry as ΔN_r, and autocatalysis N_r jump (lab testable ~1 year). Origin of life simulation (10 stages): Life defined as a process that (1) achieves Φ≥0.5, (2) actively raises its own N_r via replication, (3) uses Darwinian selection to increase S_a, (4) uses SOL geometry to maximize F_g. No vitalism. No special substance. Self-replication is the universe's only strategy for N_r self-amplification. All results triple-verified. Numerical spread across 3 runs: < 10⁻¹⁷.