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In this article, we give two different proofs of why the Collatz Conjecture is false.

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2022-04-19 Maya Mohsin Ahmed

An analog of the Riemann hypothesis is proved in this paper. Some new integral equations for the functions $\pi(x)$ and $R(x)$ follows. A new effect that is shown is that these function - with essentially different behavior - are the…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2011-09-06 Jan Moser

In 1995, Meinardus & Berg presented a reformulation of the Collatz Conjecture in terms of a functional equation in a single complex variable over the open unit disk. This paper generalizes that method to deal with not only a large class of…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-04-19 M. C. Siegel

A new mathematical notation is proposed for the iteration of functions. It facilitates the application of the iteration of functions in mathematical and logical expressions, definitions of sets, and formulations of algorithms. Illustrations…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2012-07-03 Valerii Salov

We study two conjectures in additive combinatorics. The first is the polynomial Freiman-Ruzsa conjecture, which relates to the structure of sets with small doubling. The second is the inverse Gowers conjecture for $U^3$, which relates to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2010-01-20 Shachar Lovett

We introduce a new factorial function which agrees with the usual Euler gamma function at both the positive integers and at all half-integers, but which is also entire. We describe the basic features of this function.

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2021-07-26 Matthew D. Klimek

A structured approach for the Collatz conjecture is presented using just the odd integers that are, in turn, divided into categories based on the roles they play such as Starter, Intermediary and Terminal. The expression 4x+1 is used as a…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2020-08-21 Ken Surendran , Desarazu Krishna Babu

The Collatz conjecture can be stated in terms of the reduced Collatz function R(x) = (3x+1)/2^m (where 2^m is the larger power of 2 that divides 3x+1). The conjecture is: Starting from any odd positive integer and repeating R(x) we…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-03-14 Livio Colussi

We present an improved incremental selection algorithm of the selection algorithm presented in [1] and prove all the selected conjectures.

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Jovial Cheukam Ngouonou , Ramiz Gindullin , Claude-Guy Quimper , Nicolas Beldiceanu , Remi Douence

The Collatz conjecture, which posits that any positive integer will eventually reach 1 through a specific iterative process, is a classic unsolved problem in mathematics. This research focuses on designing an efficient algorithm to compute…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2025-07-02 Eyob Solomon Getachew , Beakal Gizachew Assefa

We establish a connection between the ratios conjecture for the Riemann zeta-function and a conjecture concerning correlations of convolutions of M\"{o}bius and divisor functions. Specifically, we prove that the ratios conjecture and an…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2017-10-11 Brian Conrey , Jonathan P. Keating

In this paper we study the existence of continuous solutions and their constructions for a second order iterative functional equation, which involves iterate of the unknown function and a nonlinear term. Imposing Lipschitz conditions to…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2018-03-13 Xiao Tang , Weinian Zhang

We define Collatz representations for a subset of rational numbers and prove that each real number \( x \notin (-1,1) \) can be approximated arbitrarily well by rational numbers which have only \( 2 \)'s and \( 1 \)'s in their Collatz…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2025-04-14 Franciszek Kobus

We give a new proof of Tietze Theorem on the convergence of infinite semi-regular continued fractions.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2022-03-11 Daniel Duverney , Iekata Shiokawa

A conjecture is given that, if true, could lead to an algorithm for computing definite sums of rational functions.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Mark van Hoeij

Propositional formulas that are equivalent in intuitionistic logic, or in its extension known as the logic of here-and-there, have the same stable models. We extend this theorem to propositional formulas with infinitely long conjunctions…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2020-02-19 Amelia Harrison , Vladimir Lifschitz , Miroslaw Truszczynski

We introduce a full binary directed tree structure to represent the set of natural numbers, further categorizing them into three distinct subsets: pure odd numbers, pure even numbers, and mixed numbers. We adopt a binary string…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2024-06-12 Jishe Feng

An approximate formula for the partitions of Goldbach's Conjecture is derived using Prime Number Theorem and a heuristic probabilistic approach. A strong form of Goldbach's conjecture follows in the form of a lower bounding function for the…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Max S. C. Woon

We present a new conjecture for the $SU_q(N)$ Perk-Schultz models. This conjecture extends a conjecture presented in our article (Alcaraz FC and Stroganov YuG (2002) J. Phys. A vol. 35 pg. 6767-6787, and also in cond-mat/0204074).

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2008-11-26 F. C. Alcaraz , Yu. G. Stroganov

We propose analogs of the classical Generalized Riemann Hypothesis and the Generalized Simplicity Conjecture for the characteristic p L-series associated to function fields over a finite field. These analogs are based on the use of absolute…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 David Goss