Information Space: Definition, Structure, and Properties (Materialist Approach)

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-09-18
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22830176
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Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry
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Information Space: Definition, Structure, and Properties (Materialist Approach)

Alexander Yourievitch Kotelnikov
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry
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Information Space: Definition, Structure, and Properties (Materialist Approach)

Alexander Yourievitch Kotelnikov
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Abstract

The article systematizes the concept of information space from the position of the materialist approach (EFOS – Entity Forming Objects and Subjects). Unlike socio-communicative and physicalist interpretations, information space is understood as a really existing multidimensional ontological structure in which information objects are located, and distances and directions between them are determined by a measure of information connectivity, difference, or semantic proximity. A key distinction is introduced between the information field (substance: the totality of information objects and their connections) and information space (form: the structure in which this substance is organized). It is shown that information space is non-Euclidean, depends on the observer and cognitive registers, has a gradient of information potential, is multidimensional, dynamic, possesses topological complexity, and exhibits emergence. The materialist interpretation is emphasized: information objects are projections of reality conditioned by the perception of subjects. Accordingly, the formation of elements of information space depends on the multitude of subjects, their perception, and interaction. Information space does not exist "by itself" – it is always a space for someone. Without subjects, there is no information space. The article establishes connections with other concepts of the MBM series: EFOS as a source, the projection operator P(G), information objects and connections, PCI, and verification markers (I_PA, K_G, I_ARD, η_info). Information space is accessible only through its projections, which manifest at physical, biological, semantic, social, and informational levels. The article concludes that the concept of information space requires further refinement, but its systematic description within the materialist approach provides a foundation for formalizing projective transitions, interpreting PCI, and verifying ontological models.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Reduced inequalities
Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry
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