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Have 3n + 1 Problem Proof --But can't do the Mathspeak [closed]
I've come here as a last resort. When I first saw the Collatz conjecture I worked out pretty quickly what the dynamic was that drove the Collatz sequences.
That was in 2009. Since then I've been ...
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What are possibilities to disprove the Collatz Conjecture?
I was thinking about the Collatz Conjecture yesterday, and as opposed to trying to prove it, I was considering what would make the conjecture false. There were only two cases I could think of:
We ...
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Thoughts on the Collatz conjecture; integers added to powers of 2
I've had a thought about the Collatz conjecture (the 3n+1 problem).
Suppose some number, C, diverges under the iteration. We first note that C must be odd because if C were even it would be halved ...
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What does proving the Collatz Conjecture entail?
From the get go: i'm not trying to prove the Collatz Conjecture where hundreds of smarter people have failed. I'm just curious.
I'm wondering where one would have to start in proving the Collatz ...
