Closed Comparison Worlds and the Obstruction to Subsystem

Closure Research Initiative · June 2026
Research Paper

Chast K. Wolfe · v1 · June 2026

A finitary structural account of subsystem attribution in closed two-subsystem comparison worlds, using only binary comparison predicates with no topology, metric, or dynamics assumed. Rectangular completeness is shown equivalent to profile-maximality.

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v1June 2026Initial preprint
BibTeX Citation
@misc{wolfe2026closed, author = {Chast K. Wolfe}, title = {Closed Comparison Worlds and the Obstruction to Subsystem}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Closure Research Initiative preprint}, doi = {}, url = {https://closureresearchinitiative.org/ccw.pdf}, license = {All Rights Reserved. See https://closureresearchinitiative.org/license.html} }