Finite Dynamical Information, Communication and Interaction
This paper tries to answer a tough question and by doing so proposes a novel, finitely-computable theory of communication grounded in the Universal Concept of Finite Repetance (UCFR). Departing from classical models that conflate language with communication, the theory redefines all interaction, biological, physical, symbolic, or otherwise, as a form of communication. Central to this view is the concept that information is interaction, and that all interaction is fundamentally structured as finite repetition: with equity, with modification, or with termination. By introducing interpretational keys as the basis of meaning, the framework distinguishes between interpretable and unrecognized communication, showing that most information in the universe is unseen communication , ongoing interactions lacking an observe's decoding capacity. It builds on, and includes previous ideas such as Wolfram's computational irreducibility and Langan's meta-formal self-containment, reframing identities (such as particles or organisms) as self-referential black boxes/strange-loops that interact in complex, yet finitely describable ways. The work further develops a hierarchy of communicative modes: one-way, two-way, and n-way (uncertain, emergent), with strong parallels to neural feedback mechanisms, action potentials, and sensory prediction. Ultimately, the paper contends that organisms survival depends not on consciousness, but on the ability to process, predict, and respond to interpretable interactions within finite time constraints. And the interpretation key is the diffrence between organism communication/interaction/information and non-organism communication/interaction/information. This communication/information/interaction model opens the door to a cosmology in which communication is not a human-exclusive trait, but a universal property of structured interaction occurring across scales, agents, and systems, regardless of whether it is consciously perceived. It lays the groundwork for a structural epistemology and reframes communication as a core process of reality, not a derivative of it.
Institutions
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-08-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16762962
- Primary Topic
- Cognitive Science and Education Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00