What does this research mean for the field?

Meaning is a fundamental physical quantity, defined as a 'held gradient under cost,' which occurs whenever an open system expends work to maintain a difference against thermodynamic diffusion across any substrate. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to explore how meaning can be understood as a physical quantity maintained against entropy and diffusion.

May 19, 2026Open Access

Semantic Physics: Status Document

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JGJonas Jakob Gebendorfer

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This document investigates the relationship between physical structures and the concept of meaning, suggesting deeper connections.

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The aim is to explore how meaning can be understood as a physical quantity maintained against entropy and diffusion.
Analyzes the relationship between physical systems and semantic structures.
Discusses thermodynamics principles as they relate to meaning and gradient maintenance.
Proposes a unified theory linking physical phenomena, cognition, and semantics.
Highlights that all structures require energy exchange to maintain difference and prevent entropy.
Suggests meaning can be characterized as a physical quality sustained by systemic effort and cost.
Proposes that disparate phenomena share a common operational basis across different substrates.

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Jonas Jakob Gebendorfer (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0bfd7a166b51b53d378dd6 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20256489

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