As the first paper in the framework of Unified Cosmic Mechanics Evolution Theory, this paper starts from the "generalized state evolution system", redefines the essence of information and clarifies the systematic attributes of the universe. Core conclusions: (1) Information is "the mapping of stably distinguishable differential relationships between interactive carriers", whose essence is a relational state rather than an independent entity; (2) Information has dual dependence---it must rely on physical carriers and relational networks; (3) The long-term stability of an information state evolution system needs to satisfy nine constraint conditions (quantum discreteness, rule stability, resource conservation, etc. ), and the cosmic system fully conforms to these constraints; (4) Entropy is a measure of the frequency of state transitions, and the essence of information conservation is the conservation and stability of the underlying three elements (carrier \ (m₀\), driving quantity \ (c\), rule \ (R\) ). This paper further distinguishes the primitive information of the cosmic physical system from the abstract information emerging at higher levels, and clarifies that the essence of information dynamics is a dynamic system based on representable physical relationships. The universe is a self-contained, self-driven, and rule-intrinsic information dynamics evolution system, rather than a computing system executing external programs. This research lays a theoretical foundation for the subsequent exploration of evolutionary resources, evolutionary rules, the essence of force, and the dual game between freedom and steady state.
Bo Xiao (2026) studied this question.