ZIP An Axiomatic Framework for Space, Time, Quantum Theory and Gravitation

Zonal Information Physics (ZIP) presents an axiomatic framework in which information constitutes the primary ontological entity of physical reality. Rather than assuming space, time, quantum mechanics, or gravitation as fundamental, ZIP derives these structures as emergent consequences of constraints on informational distinguishability, locality, and finite capacity. Starting from a minimal set of axioms, the framework shows how relativistic causal structure, quantum uncertainty, unitary dynamics, gravitational curvature, horizons, and thermodynamic irreversibility arise naturally as effective descriptions. In this view, spacetime geometry, quantum states, and physical laws are not fundamental ingredients, but secondary constructs reflecting limits of local informational readability. The approach resolves several long-standing conceptual problems including classical singularities, the black hole information paradox, and the quantum measurement problem without modifying established physical laws or introducing additional dynamical postulates. Singularities are interpreted as breakdowns of geometric description, horizons as transitions between informational regimes, and time as an emergent ordering of state changes. ZIP does not propose new particles, forces, or dimensions. Instead, it offers a unifying explanatory layer beneath general relativity and quantum mechanics, clarifying why their mathematical structures take the form they do. The framework is compatible with existing empirical results and predicts deviations only near fundamental informational capacity limits. This work is intended as a conceptual and axiomatic foundation, suitable for further mathematical development, comparison with existing theories of quantum gravity, and exploration of informational approaches to cosmology and thermodynamics.