Informion: The Quantum of Informational Force

Informion: The Quantum of Informational Force Author: Michael Chodounský ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8595-8679 Date: Current Date Repository: Zenodo License: CC BY 4.0 Informion – A New Scalar Boson The informion is a hypothetical particle introduced as the quantum carrier of the fifth fundamental interaction – the informational force – described in the Further Emergent Laws from a Computational Universe project. While gravity is mediated by the graviton (spin 2), electromagnetism by the photon (spin 1), and the strong force by gluons, the informational force is mediated by the informion – a scalar boson (spin 0) with an extremely weak coupling to computational complexity C. Properties of the Informion · Spin: 0 (scalar field) · Mass: zero (or so small that it is unmeasurable in current experiments) · Coupling constant: γ (very small, many orders of magnitude weaker than the gravitational constant G) · Source: gradient of computational complexity ∇C(x) · Role: carries the informational interaction between objects with non‑zero computational complexity; responsible for minuscule additional forces between information‑rich systems · Quantum number: the informion is its own antiparticle (similar to the photon) Relation to the Φ Field and Computational Complexity C The informion is a quantum excitation of the C‑field – a scalar field whose value at each point indicates the local computational complexity. The C‑field is closely related to the Φ field (the coherence field), but is not identical to it: Φ measures the degree of entanglement, whereas C measures the computational cost of maintaining a given configuration of Φ. The informion is thus the quantum of “computational cost”. Informion as a Bridge Between Consciousness and Reality In the Bridge project, we described the bridge as an interface through which consciousness communicates with the Φ field. The informion mediates this communication at the microscopic level. When a conscious being sends an intention (e.g., “I want to move my hand”), microtubules in neurons generate a local change in C, thereby emitting (or absorbing) virtual informions. These informions propagate through the Φ field and carry the information of the intention to motor centers – and from there to muscles. The informion is therefore the particle that transmits meaning in the physical world. Why Has It Not Been Detected So Far? The informion interacts with matter only through gradients of C. In ordinary laboratory physics, C is nearly constant, so the informion force is many orders of magnitude weaker than gravity. Detection would require either extremely sensitive torsion experiments with materials of very different information content, or environments with artificially enhanced Φ (resonance chambers), where the effective coupling of the informion is strengthened. Consequences The existence of the informion revolutionise our understanding of both physics and consciousness: · Every act of thought would have a physical correlate in the emission of informions. · Synchronicities and intuitive insights would be consequences of non‑local exchange of informions between distant consciousnesses through the Φ field. · The informion could serve as a technological tool for direct communication between mind and machine without the need for electrodes – by modulating the C‑field. This description is part of the Emergent Laws from a Computational Universe series. Comments are welcome. Correspondence: michael.chodounsky@icloud.com