Resolving the JWST Cosmic Dawn Paradoxes: Empirical Validation of the Continuum Field Entropy (CFE) Framework via UNCOVER DR4

**Preprint | Continuum Field Entropy Empirical Validation Series** The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed a population of massive, highly luminous galaxies in the early universe (z > 6) that violently contradict the kinematic assembly timescales and specific Star Formation Rates (sSFR) predicted by standard CDM cosmology. We demonstrate that these anomalies are not a failure of empirical observation, but a breakdown of standard Newtonian gravity operating in the extreme tension of the early universe. By applying the Continuum Field Entropy (CFE) framework—which replaces standard gravity with the dynamic, shear-thickening topological tension of the Cosserat vacuum—we derive the CFE Accelerated Free-Fall and Accelerated Ignition laws. Testing these first-principles derivations against 11, 208 galaxies from the JWST UNCOVER DR4 catalog, we find that CDM models fail to account for 1, 036 galaxies that assembled faster than the standard 300 Myr cooling bottleneck, and 1, 151 extreme starbursts that exceed standard cosmic expansion limits. However, the CFE framework empirically bounds 100% of these anomalies without the use of free parameters. The amplified topological gravity of the early universe natively resolves both the Time Paradox and the Main Sequence Anomaly, establishing a strict classical limit of 173 Myr for kinematic baryonic assembly. **Project Integration: **This document is a standalone validation report. The underlying universal field equations, foundational axioms, and the complete multi-disciplinary validation framework can be found in the primary master manuscript (DOI: 10. 5281/zenodo. 20631794).