Information Emergence from Absence: A Conceptual Framework for Record, Time, and Consciousness

Junta Segawa

Published May 1, 2026• 0 citations

Abstract

This work proposes a conceptual framework in which information emerges through the introduction of absence via observation. We introduce a dual structure consisting of a general domain without distinction and a particular domain where differentiation arises. Within this structure, record, consciousness, and time are treated as emergent from transitions involving absence. This work is conceptual and does not provide empirical predictions. It is intended as an interpretational extension related to, but independent from, physics-oriented approaches to resolution and distinguishability. Related work: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19651731

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19939596

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