L3_3 Constraint Redundancy without Freedom

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Authors: Amos Maley
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Abstract

This paper establishes that redundancy within a closed admissible system does not confer freedom. It proves that even when multiple constraints appear to encode overlapping information, their coexistence does not introduce slack, tunability, or alternative admissible configurations. Attempts to exploit apparent redundancy to regain degrees of freedom are shown to induce collapse through hidden parameterization or illicit scope transport. The argument is eliminative and non-constructive, introduces no new primitives, and provides no procedural or operational guidance. The result functions as a boundary theorem, clarifying that redundancy in a constraint-saturated admissible interior reflects overdetermination, not optionality.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Diverse Interdisciplinary Research Studies Logic Reasoning and Knowledge Complex Systems and Dynamics

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
7 February 2026