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Information is not a fundamental physical entity, and treating it as such in modern physics is a methodological error that generates pseudo-problems like the black hole information paradox. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONTRADICTORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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The article aims to challenge the prevailing view that information is a fundamental physical concept, tracing its historical development and resulting misconceptions.

May 19, 2026Open Access

Information is Not an Object of Physics On the Boundaries of Scientific Disciplines and the Methodological Errors of the "Information Approach"

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The article aims to challenge the prevailing view that information is a fundamental physical concept, tracing its historical development and resulting misconceptions.
Critically analyzing historical claims about information in physics, including Shannon's theory and Wheeler's thesis.
Providing counter-examples and separating epistemic and ontological categories in regards to information.
Proposing a clear delineation between the fields of physics and informatiology.
Demonstrated that information lacks physical properties such as mass, energy, and charge.
Showed that fundamental physical theories can exist without incorporating the concept of information.
Identified the 'information paradox of the collapsar' as a misunderstanding conflating different scientific domains.

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This article critiques the belief that information is a physical entity, suggesting a clearer separation of disciplines to avoid methodological errors.

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Alexander Yourievitch Kotelnikov (2026) studied this question.

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This article critiques the belief that information is a physical entity, suggesting a clearer separation of disciplines to avoid methodological errors.

Information is Not an Object of Physics On the Boundaries of Scientific Disciplines and the Methodological Errors of the "Information Approach"

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Information is Not an Object of Physics On the Boundaries of Scientific Disciplines and the Methodological Errors of the "Information Approach"

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