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A Collatz-type conjecture on the set of rational numbers

Number Theory 2010-10-19 v1

Abstract

Define θ(x)=(x1)/3\theta(x)=(x-1)/3 if x1x\geq 1, and θ(x)=2x/(1x)\theta(x)=2x/(1-x) if x<1x<1. We conjecture that the orbit of every positive rational number ends in 0. In particular, there does not exist any positive rational fixed point for a map in the semigroup Ω\Omega generated by the maps 3x+13x+1 and x/(x+2)x/(x+2). In this paper, we prove that the asymptotic density of the set of elements in Ω\Omega that have rational fixed points is zero.

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@article{arxiv.1010.3692,
  title  = {A Collatz-type conjecture on the set of rational numbers},
  author = {Mohammad Javaheri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.3692},
  year   = {2010}
}
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