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An Investigation of the Collatz Conjecture

General Mathematics 2019-01-07 v1

Abstract

This paper explores special conditions on the starting value of a Collatz sequence which imply that the Collatz conjecture is true. This is the result of the collaboration of a retired mathematics professor (Koelzer) and a retired physics professor (Welling).

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@article{arxiv.1901.01159,
  title  = {An Investigation of the Collatz Conjecture},
  author = {John G. Koelzer and Daniel J. Welling},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.01159},
  year   = {2019}
}