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Hi,
I believe you have made a mistake in doing Z + Z = 2Z = Z
for 2Z to equal Z you have to assume that one of the Z sums ends at -1 so that the other can conveniently start at 1. This is a misconception as these are infinite series that have no end.
The only conclusion you can draw from Z + Z is as follows
Z = 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - .......
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Z = 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - .......
which is equal to 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 2 - .......
Christian Whittaker email me at cpwhittaker@hotmail.co.uk if you are unsure (or disagree) with this
take out a factor of 2 you get 2( 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - .....) = 2Z in which case you are back where you started
So because 2Z is not infact Z, your theory is irrelevant