Activation condition: Σ ↓ and intake removed. Sequence: Utilization → Clearing → Repair. Continuous intake suppresses autophagy via mTORC1 activation and sustained insulin. Strategic metabolic transition removes both suppressors simultaneously. K_auto rises to corrective baseline.

Biological repair activation. Strategic transition enables K_auto at baseline.

The Autophagy Correction Loop

Completion requires both conditions simultaneously: Φ(x) converging toward K_auto, and Σ decreasing. Non-completion occurs when either condition fails. A reduction in Σ that does not produce cycle completion is not completion. Cycle convergence under persistent Σ is not stable.

Resolution threshold. Repair is permitted only when cycles resolve.

The Completion Condition

The natural sequence: Input → Storage → Utilization → Clearing → Repair. Interruption: Input → Storage → Utilization → Input again. The clearing phase is bypassed. Cycles remain partial. Load accumulates without resolution. Φ(x) does not converge. K_auto remains suppressed.

Cycle disruption mechanism. Repeated intake bypasses the clearing phase.