Proposes a unified theory explaining the limits of light speed and absolute zero, suggesting deep geometric origins.
The inaccessibility of light speed upper bound and absolute zero are two fundamental constraints in modern physics: the former originates from special relativity and causality, while the latter from the third law of thermodynamics. These two limits lack a unified theoretical origin so far. Within the framework of Mem-force Theory (MFT), this paper proposes the vacuum geometric dual boundary conjecture: these two unbreakable physical limits are a pair of dual topological boundaries imposed by the D_8 geometric structure of the vacuum. The speed of light corresponds to the dynamic upper bound of vacuum perturbation propagation, determined by the density-dependent restoring force and impedance mechanism of the vacuum. Absolute zero corresponds to the thermodynamic lower bound of the vacuum ground state, forbidden by the minimal geometric fluctuation protected by D_8 symmetry. This paper clearly gives the geometric definition of time: time is the causal order parameter of vacuum geometric perturbations rather than a preset background. On this basis, we construct dimensionally consistent field equations, rigorous dispersion relations, non-circular derivation logic, form a unified interpretation fully compatible with existing theories, and propose two falsifiable quantitative predictions. This paper does not constitute a complete mathematical proof, but provides a self-consistent, rigorous, and testable unified hypothesis.
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