The Law of Information Coherence

Observational data, including galaxy rotation curves and cosmic expansion rates, consistently diverge from predictions based on visible matter and general relativity. Current cosmological models reconcile this mismatch by postulating that approximately 95% of the universe's mass-energy content consists of dark matter and dark energy, neither of which has been directly detected despite over fifty years of experimental searches. This paper proposes an alternative foundation: the universe operates as a discrete spatial substrate composed of finite informational units termed pixels. Physical reality emerges from the Law of Information Coherence, which mandates that information structures must remain in valid configurations. Applied to this substrate, this principle generates time dilation, gravity, gravitational waves, entropy, and the speed of light as emergent phenomena, while also demonstrating how overlapping compression structures combine to extend gravity’s influence throughout it. This provides an intrinsic explanation for observed galaxy rotation curves and cosmic structure formation without requiring undetected components. This approach parallels historical precedent: Mercury's orbital precession once required the hypothetical planet Vulcan until general relativity showed the framework itself had reached its limits. The continued non-detection of dark matter and dark energy suggests modern cosmological models may similarly require foundational reconsideration rather than additional modification.