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Photonic Information Inertia Effect

Jincheng Zhang

Published Aug 19, 2026• 0 citations
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This paper introduces the concept of the Photonic Information Inertia Effect (PIIE), a theoretical framework that treats the evolution of information carried by photons as an inertial phenomenon. By modeling the temporal and spatial derivatives of the photon's information content, we derive a set of equations that describe how information propagation can exhibit resistance to abrupt changes in the underlying physical medium. The PIIE unifies concepts from information theory, classical electrodynamics, and special relativity to predict novel behavior in both classical and quantum communication systems. We discuss the implications of this effect for long‑distance optical links, high‑speed data transmission, and quantum key distribution. Theoretical analysis indicates that the inertia of information may become significant in regimes where the photon flux or the modulation bandwidth approaches the Planck scale or when the communication medium exhibits rapid, non‑linear variations. Potential applications include adaptive modulation schemes that exploit information inertia to mitigate dispersion, dynamic error correction protocols that compensate for inertial lag, and new security mechanisms in quantum cryptography that harness inertial delays to detect eavesdropping. The paper concludes with a set of open questions and directions for future research, emphasizing the need for a deeper mathematical treatment of information dynamics and the exploration of experimental signatures of the PIIE.

DOI
10.5281/zenodo.22005666

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