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The aim is to address the overlooked assumption in theories about systems' existence during transformation.

April 24, 2026Open Access

The Question Every Theory Forgot - La Profilée and the Structural Law of Persistent Identity under Transformation

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The aim is to address the overlooked assumption in theories about systems' existence during transformation.
Introduces La Profilée as a structural law governing identity under transformation.
Analyzes the conditions leading to system collapse and how they can be measured.
Identifies that identity is dictated by structural conditions rather than strategies or adaptations.
Demonstrates that transformation can lead to the destruction of the system itself if specific conditions are violated.

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Every scientific theory, every management framework, every philosophy of change operates on the same unexamined assumption: that the systems they describe continue to exist. They explain how things transform. They do not specify when transformation destroys the system itself. This paper introduces La Profilée — a formally derived structural law that closes this gap. It shows that identity under transformation is not a matter of strategy, resilience, or adaptation. It is governed by a structural condition that can be specified, measured, and violated only at the cost of collapse.

The Question Every Theory Forgot - La Profilée and the Structural Law of Persistent Identity under Transformation

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