This work presents a consistent effective-theory interpretation of black holes within the framework of Dimensional Flow Cosmology (ΨD) and Planckon-based cubic structural phase theory. The central ontological premise is the following: matter — every structure, including subatomic particles — reduces to Planckons, the smallest countable, pre-metric building blocks. A black hole is a local, extreme instance of the cosmic Big Crunch: matter in the d³ phase descends through the d² and d¹ phases into a finite d Planckon core. The algebraic core of the model is an energy–potential ledger depending on the phase degree d: E (d) = N (d+1) εP, U (d) = N (3−d) εP, hence E (d) +U (d) = 4NεP = constant. The variable d is continuous; its fractional part gives the percentage of conversion within a phase transition. Under this conservation law, collapse is not a loss of energy but a systematic re-loading of active energy into closed potential; instead of a singularity, a finite core forms at the center. Equating the mean density to the effective Planck density yields the core radius r₁ = ℓP (3/4π) (M/mP) ^1/3. The prefactor of the ratio r₁/rₛ is ≈ 0. 3102, whereas the quantity μformal = √ (3/32π) ≈ 0. 1727 is the critical mass ratio (Mₜhresh/mP) satisfying the equality r₁ = rₛ — a dimensionless geometric threshold, not a mass. The fundamental counting quantity Nc ≈ M/mP is linear in the mass; it therefore cannot be directly identified with the Bekenstein–Hawking entropy, which follows an area (M²) law. Nc is not an∝ entropy but a linear matter count; the area law is delegated to the edge/surface degrees of the integer d³ phase. A rebound candidate requires an energy condition (η·Ucore > Ebind) and a geometric condition (rᵣebound ≥ rₛ) to hold simultaneously; the latter is satisfied only at Planck-scale masses (Mₜhresh ≈ 3. 76 µg). A falsifiable prediction follows: at astrophysical masses r₁/rₛ ~ 10 ²⁶–10 ³³, so⁻⁻ the model is observationally indistinguishable from GR and black holes are stable Planckon-cored remnants; rebound is expected only at primordial masses. The model retains the exterior Schwarzschild geometry as a boundary condition and is positioned comparatively against LQG/LQC, string theory, and the Rovelli–Vidotto Planck stars.
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