Why Equilibrium Cannot Sustain Identity - The Structural Inadmissibility of Static Closure under Real Transformation
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Equilibrium is typically understood as the stable end state of physical systems: a condition in which no net transformation occurs and all gradients are eliminated. This paper shows that equilibrium is structurally incompatible with persistent identity under real transformation. Within the framework of La Profilée, persistence requires distinguishable states, real transformation, and non-trivially invariant identity. These conditions imply directional transformation, finite integration capacity, and continuous throughput. Equilibrium violates each of these requirements: it eliminates transformation, collapses differentiation, and renders the persistence problem either undefined or trivial. Equilibrium is not the stable limit of persistent systems. It is the structural state in which persistence ceases to be admissible. LP does not oppose thermodynamic equilibrium. It specifies its structural meaning: the termination of the conditions under which identity can be maintained.
Author: Maibom, Marc
Language: English
Topic: Complex Systems and Dynamics
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7155568947
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