Information Constraints as the Origin of Matter, Time, and Gravitation

This work presents a foundational physical framework in which energy is the only primitive entity, while matter, time, mass, and gravitation emerge from information constraints that restrict energy dispersion. In contrast to conventional approaches where spacetime curvature and matter-energy are taken as fundamental, this theory proposes that gradients in informational constraints are the true source of localization, structure, and curvature. Within this framework, matter is defined as stabilized energy confined by persistent informational constraints, and time is reinterpreted as the physical cost of maintaining such constraints. When constraints collapse, energy reverts to free diffusion and physical time locally vanishes—a phenomenon identified as time erosion. This provides a natural explanation for extreme physical events such as supernovae, black hole interiors, and quantum measurement collapse. The theory introduces an information constraint field that modifies energy dynamics and extends the Einstein field equations without violating their geometric structure. In the weak-field limit, classical gravity is recovered as an effective manifestation of informational gradients, while additional constraint contributions offer a natural interpretive pathway for dark matter and dark energy phenomena. By unifying thermodynamics, quantum measurement, and general relativity under a single informational principle, this work reframes physical law as an emergent balance between energy dispersion and informational restriction, offering a coherent and extensible foundation for future theoretical and experimental exploration.