This foundational theoretical work presents a paradigm-shifting framework that reconceptualizes phonons---traditionally understood merely as lattice vibrations or heat carriers---as fundamental quantum information processors mediating the matter-information interface in condensed matter systems. The framework demonstrates that materials themselves can function as distributed quantum processors where collective atomic vibrations serve as both the medium and mechanism of information processing. This reconceptualization emerges from integrating recent experimental breakthroughs in phonon quantum computing, interfacial phonon engineering, and coherent phonon control with rigorous theoretical foundations in condensed matter physics and quantum information science. Three profound implications arise from this work. First, it unifies previously disparate phenomena including phonon-mediated quantum gates, interfacial superconductivity, and coherent energy transfer under a single theoretical umbrella. Second, it reveals that structure-property relationships in materials are fundamentally informational rather than merely mechanical. Third, it opens new pathways for designing materials with programmable information processing capabilities through phononic engineering. The work demonstrates that engineered nano-interfaces, particularly carbyne-enriched multilayer structures, can function as programmable phononic devices controlling quantum information flow through resonance-enhanced vibrational coupling. By establishing phonons as the critical missing link between quantum information science and materials engineering, this framework positions phononics as the foundation for next-generation quantum technologies that seamlessly integrate computation, communication, and material functionality at the atomic scale. The framework is presented at the theoretical and conceptual level with comprehensive mathematical formalization through five key equations governing phononic information processing dynamics, thermodynamic stability, and resonance conditions. This manifesto establishes intellectual priority on the phononic matter-information interface paradigm while inviting community engagement, critical evaluation, collaborative development, and creative extensions. This work is particularly significant for researchers in quantum materials, condensed matter physics, quantum computing, materials science, nanoscience, and anyone interested in the fundamental intersection of information theory and physical matter. Document Type: Theoretical Framework / Conceptual Preprint Document Status: Foundational theoretical framework establishing the phononic matter-information interface paradigm. This manifesto establishes intellectual priority on the conceptual revolution that materials are active quantum computers processing information through vibrational dynamics. Primary Keywords: phononic information processing; matter-information interface; quantum phonon computing; interfacial phonon engineering; coherent phonons; quantum materials design; programmable matter Physical Phenomena: phonon wave resonance; phonon quantum interference; phonon-mediated quantum gates; phononic density of states; vibrational free energy; phonon scattering dynamics; acoustic impedance matching Materials and Structures: carbyne nanostructures; multilayer interfaces; heterostructures; nano-interfaces; 2D materials; quantum materials; nanoenergetic materials Computational and Theoretical Frameworks: quantum neural networks; inverse materials design; quantum information theory; condensed matter theory; density functional theory; machine learning for materials; autonomous experimentation Applications and Technologies: quantum computing; quantum communication; quantum sensing; thermal management; thermoelectric materials; superconductivity; energy storage and release Cross-Disciplinary Concepts: information-as-matter; thermodynamic information processing; bidirectional causality; structural information encoding; computational materials; active matter; materials genome initiative
Alexander Lukin (Tue,) studied this question.