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15 July 2025
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Abstract
Keywords:
1. Introduction
1.1. Axiom 1 (Self-Identity)
1.2. Axiom 2 (Distinctness)
2. Interpretation
2.1. Illegal Expansion: Confusing the `Content()` Domain
2.2. Information Entity Identity at the Elementary Particle Level
2.3. Identity in Mathematical Operations
3. Applications
3.1. Information Philosophy: Resolving the "Copy Paradox"
3.2. Gibbs Paradox
3.3. Black Hole Information Paradox
4. Universe Jumping
5. Conclusion
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