The Dynamical System Generated by the 3n+1 Function by Günther J. Wirsching

The Dynamical System Generated by the 3n+1 Function

Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1681

Günther J. Wirsching

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The 3n+1 function T is defined by T(n)=n/2 for n even, and T(n)=(3n+1)/2 for n odd. The famous 3n+1 conjecture, which remains open, states that, for any starting number n>0, iterated application of T to n eventually produces 1. After a survey o...

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