The Infoton: A Fundamental Particle of Information-Energy

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: January Walker
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18210354
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Abstract

By applying Einstein's mass-energy equivalence (E = mc²) to Landauer's thermodynamic bound on information (E ≥ k_B T ln(2)), I derive a fundamental unit of information-energy: the Infoton, with mass 3.19 × 10⁻³⁸ kg. I propose this represents a minimum quantized unit of information on the scale of sub-atomic particles and discuss measurement implications for information-fundamental physics.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Scientific Research and Philosophical Inquiry Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
10 January 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint