Constraint Analysis 001
Five constraints. Four are solvable.
Each of the five constraints below was derived independently from the same four physical constants. That independence is the decoupling result: the problems do not chain. Four are met on engineering terms. Nitrogen is not.
I
ThermalWarming Mars to liquid-water temperatures
+30 K achievableIIPressureBuilding surface pressure to human tolerance
~20 mbar ceilingIIIOxygenProducing breathable O₂ partial pressure
4.8 m waterIVCarbon DisposalBurying oxidation byproducts durably
~89 m per barVNitrogenSourcing the buffer gas breathing requires
1.55×10¹⁸ kg from Titan