Vêtons

Vêtons is a term used in speculative contexts to denote a hypothetical elementary unit that appears in various non-mainstream theories and works of fiction. There is no single, widely accepted definition, and the term is not part of established physics. In some proposals, vêtons are described as information carriers that underlie computational processes in physical systems; in others, they are envisioned as massless or near-massless particles associated with a proposed fifth force. Some writers connect vêtons to ideas in simulation theory or digital physics, treating them as the quanta of reality’s informational substrate.

Usage and examples: In science fiction and internet discussions, vêtons are invoked to explain instantaneous signaling, complex emergence, or nonlocal correlations without invoking known interactions. The term also appears in philosophical thought experiments about entropy, causality, and the limits of measurement.

Status and evaluation: There is no empirical evidence or peer-reviewed theory confirming the existence of vêtons. As a result, discussions remain speculative, and the term is mainly found in fiction, hobbyist cosmology, or as a thought experiment rather than as a testable physical hypothesis.

Etymology: The spelling vêtons with diacritics suggests French influence or a constructed language; no canonical etymology exists.

See also: information theory, quantum information, elementary particle, simulation hypothesis.