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It is conjectured that for any fixed relatively prime positive integers $a,b$ and $c$ all greater than 1 there is at most one solution to the equation $a^x+b^y=c^z$ in positive integers $x,y$ and $z$, except for specific cases. We develop…

It is shown in this paper that two positive elements of a C*-algebra agree on all lower semicontinuous traces if and only if they are equivalent in the sense of Cuntz and Pedersen. A similar result is also obtained in the more general case…

This paper investigates the projection operators that lie in the algebra generated by powers of an $n$-potent operator $T$ on a complex Banach space, where $T^n = T$. We give a complete description of all projections in the algebra…

In this paper we consider two versions of the Collatz-Wielandt quotient for a pair of nonnegative operators A,B that map a given pointed generating cone in the first space into a given pointed generating cone in the second space. If the two…

We show that every point $x_0\in [0,1]$ carries a representation of a $C^*$-algebra that encodes the orbit structure of the linear mod 1 interval map $f_{\beta,\alpha}(x)=\beta x +\alpha$. Such $C^*$-algebra is generated by partial…

We study adjointable, bounded operators on the direct sum of two copies of the standard Hilbert C*-module over a unital C*-algebra A that are given by upper triangular 2 by 2 operator matrices. Using the definition of A-Fredholm and…

We show that for a given pure contraction $T_7$ acting on a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$, if $(\tilde{F}_1, \dots, \tilde{F}_6) \in \mathcal{B}(\mathcal{D}_{T^*_7})$ with $[\tilde{F}_i, \tilde{F}_j] = 0, [\tilde{F}^*_i, \tilde{F}_{7-j}] =…

This work represents an in-depth study of the structural behavior of the Collatz sequences. We consider a finite arithmetic progression with a common difference is 2 and the number of terms in the sequence is equal to 2^n . After, we…

Since their inception in the 30's by von Neumann, operator algebras have been used in shedding light in many mathematical theories. Classification results for self-adjoint and non-self-adjoint operator algebras manifest this approach, but a…

The Collatz conjecture is a famous math problem that was introduced by Lothar Collatz in 1937, and nobody has yet succeeded in proving or disproving it. In this article, I will analyze this problem with a new approach and I will discuss my…

The ABC conjecture of Masser and Oesterle' states that if (a,b,c) are coprime integers with a + b + c = 0, then sup(|a|,|b|,|c|) < c_e (rad(abc))^{1+e} for any e > 0. Oesterle' has observed that if the ABC conjecture holds for all (a,b,c)…

We give an order-theoretic characterization of the essential image of the forgetful functor from the category of real/complex unital C*-algebras to the category of real/complex unital operator systems. It is based on the characterization of…

Using $p$-adic numbers, we partially categorize the cycles of a sizable class of polynomial dynamical systems. In turn, we prove a few results related to the non-trivial cycles of the $\textit{Collatz map}$ $\text{Col} : \mathbb{Z}_+ \to…

The purpose of this short note is to clarify and present a general version of an interesting observation by Piani and Mora (Physic. Rev. A 75, 012305 (2007)), linking complete positivity of linear maps on matrix algebras to decomposability…

Fix $\gamma \in \mathbb{Z}_{>0}^{odd}$ and $n\in\mathbb{Z}_{>0}$. We define the function $C_\gamma:{\mathbb Z}_{>0}\to {\mathbb Z}_{>0}$ such that if $n$ is odd, $C_\gamma(n)=3n+\gamma$; and if $n$ is even, $C_\gamma(n)=n/2$. We define the…

We developed an algorithm that easily goes from one odd number to the next odd number in binary representation for the reduced forward Collatz map (Syracuse function). The algorithm indicates when an odd number can grow or shrink to the…

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…

Let $F=(F_1, F_2, ... F_n)$ be an $n$-tuple of formal power series in $n$ variables of the form $F(z)=z+ O(|z|^2)$. It is known that there exists a unique formal differential operator $A=\sum_{i=1}^n a_i(z)\frac {\p}{\p z_i}$ such that…

According to J. Feldman and C. Moore's well-known theorem on Cartan subalgebras, a variant of the group measure space construction gives an equivalence of categories between twisted countable standard measured equivalence relations and…

Let $n$ be an odd positive integer. It was proved by Brass and Schmeisser that for every quadrature $$\mathcal{Q}=\alpha_1f(x_1)+\dots+\alpha_mf(x_m),$$ (with positive weights) of order at least $n+1$ and for every $n-$convex function $f,$…