Signals, relativity and optimality in nature and technology

All processes in Nature and technology are realized by transmittal of forces and actions (information) with certain signals which takes time and is oriented concurrently to the flow of time. This includes the propagation of fields at finite (possibly variable) velocities. The process evolution (motion) follows certain path or propagation route which is always optimal with respect to some criteria (known or unknown) within natural or technological bounds. This provides for an orderly deterministic or stochastic (under disturbances or in probabilistic description) evolution of a process. Transmittal of forces (information, actions) at finite velocities implies the relativistic effects considered in [A. Einstein, Zur Elektrodynamik der bewegte Korper. Ann. der Physik, 17 (1905) 891-921] with respect to the rays of light as the carrier of relativity in observation. Natural synchronization of time in different reference systems at rest or in motion is conditioned on the physical processes (signals) that transmit the information in process evolution, and it is achievable only within some margin of accuracy. Natural time delays in transmission of action by physical processes are intertwined with relativistic phenomena in a structure of mutual interdependence. This requires a unified study of process evolution, with the information transmittal, time uncertainty, optimality and relativity as the basic elements in their intimate interrelation at finite velocities, in both deterministic and stochastic environments. Analysis of relations between these basic elements in process evolution is presented in this paper which opens new perspectives for research and development in physics, engineering and technology.