The First Bit: Computational Evidence for Information Emerging Before Geometry

This study presents a frontier computational investigation into how the first unit of information—the first bit—could arise in a universe with no geometry, no physical laws, and perfect initial symmetry. Beginning from a maximally uniform pre-geometric state, the simulation demonstrates the spontaneous collapse of indistinguishability into a stable informational structure, marking the earliest possible moment where “difference” becomes physically meaningful. The system transitions from pure symmetry into a coherent 64-node structure with zero topology variance and a high global stability index, providing evidence that information may precede geometry, causality, and the emergence of physical law itself. These findings introduce a new conceptual framework for the origins of structure in the universe.