243 States
The complete description space of cell membrane elasticity
What do “243 states” mean?
Cell membrane elasticity is not a binary property. It is shaped by five independent control directions, each of which can operate in three basic regimes:
- -1: too soft, insufficient structural support
- 0: elastic window, reversible operating state
- +1: too hard, brittle and crack-prone
When these five directions combine, they form a full state space:
3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 = 243 possible states
Not disease categories — material states
The 243 states do not describe diseases. They describe material operating states of the cell membrane:
- Elastic reserve
- Buffering capacity
- Resistance to fatigue
- Repair-versus-damage balance
- Ability to survive repeated disturbance
The center of the space: 00000
At the center of the 243-state space lies 00000, the Elastic Homeostatic State.
In this state, the cell membrane behaves like a rubber ball: it can deform, absorb shock, and return to its working shape without accumulating irreversible damage.
Chronic decline is a long-term drift away from it.
Why adaptation requires elasticity
Environments always change. If a system cannot recover after disturbance, it will eventually fail under the next change.
The 243-state space makes this visible: life does not die suddenly, it drifts out of the elastic region.
Engineering interpretation
From an engineering perspective:
- The 243 states form a membrane elasticity phase space
- 00000 is the reversible operating point
- Extreme states represent structural risk zones
Life Homeostasis Engineering is concerned with whether a system remains inside this elastic domain.
This page defines a physical and engineering framework. It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.