The Triadic Stress Principle

This paper introduces the Triadic Stress Principle within the Paton System as a structural condition governing system stability under constraint. It proposes that system behaviour under pressure is determined by the interaction of three simultaneous constraint components rather than a single scalar measure. Stability is maintained when these components remain balanced within admissible bounds while imbalance produces directional stress leading to structural deformation drift or collapse. The principle provides a minimal domain independent framework for understanding how systems respond to pressure across constraint space and explains why instability emerges from multi component imbalance rather than isolated failure.