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Self-reproducing generative power can be formally modeled through material, counter-power, and institutional-legitimation pathways, providing a mechanism grammar to analyze how the present exercise of power amplifies future power. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To formalize the concept and mathematical mechanics of self-reproducing generative power, wherein the present exercise of power modifies underlying conditions to generate greater future power.

August 27, 2026Open Access

Self-Reproducing Generative Power: Dependency, Counter-Power, and Closure

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WHWanhong HUANG

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Theoretical framework demonstrates how recursive feedback mechanisms amplify generative power across social systems, highlighting rigorous causal identification requirements.

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To formalize the concept and mathematical mechanics of self-reproducing generative power, wherein the present exercise of power modifies underlying conditions to generate greater future power.
Formulated a local differentiable model to evaluate power multipliers through chain-rule products along distinct structural pathways.
Developed a set-valued construction defining counter-power as efficacious actions preserving viability conditions.
Constructed finite-trace countermodels to assess causal underdetermination and identification constraints across model classes.
Identified three separate endogenous paths of return: material exit/dependence, counter-power contraction, and institutional legitimation.
Showed that the one-step power multiplier algebraically separates direct persistence from mediated return loops via local Jacobian dynamics.
Established that observed trajectories of power and dependence underdetermine endogenous feedback loops, requiring edge-specific causal evidence and longitudinal-confounding analysis.

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Wanhong HUANG (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fea0d10c91c1e92622124 https://doi.org/10.17613/3bby0-f8n29

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August 27, 2026Open Access

Self-Reproducing Generative Power: Dependency, Counter-Power, and Closure

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Authors

WHWanhong HUANG

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Overview

Theoretical framework demonstrates how recursive feedback mechanisms amplify generative power across social systems, highlighting rigorous causal identification requirements.

Key Points

To formalize the concept and mathematical mechanics of self-reproducing generative power, wherein the present exercise of power modifies underlying conditions to generate greater future power.
Formulated a local differentiable model to evaluate power multipliers through chain-rule products along distinct structural pathways.
Developed a set-valued construction defining counter-power as efficacious actions preserving viability conditions.
Constructed finite-trace countermodels to assess causal underdetermination and identification constraints across model classes.
Identified three separate endogenous paths of return: material exit/dependence, counter-power contraction, and institutional legitimation.
Showed that the one-step power multiplier algebraically separates direct persistence from mediated return loops via local Jacobian dynamics.
Established that observed trajectories of power and dependence underdetermine endogenous feedback loops, requiring edge-specific causal evidence and longitudinal-confounding analysis.

Cite This Study

Wanhong HUANG (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fea0d10c91c1e92622124 https://doi.org/10.17613/3bby0-f8n29

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