Linear dynamics of an operator associated to the Collatz map

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Publication date 15 February 2024

Abstract: In this paper, we study the dynamics of an operator

m a t h c a l T

naturally associated to the so-called Collatz map, which maps an integer

n g e q 0

to

n / 2

if

n

is even and

3 n + 1

if

n

is odd. This operator

m a t h c a l T

is defined on certain weighted Bergman spaces

m a t h c a l B_{o}^{2} m e g a

of analytic functions on the unit disk. Building on previous work of Neklyudov, we show that

m a t h c a l T

is hypercyclic on

m a t h c a l B_{o}^{2} m e g a

, independently of whether the Collatz Conjecture holds true or not. Under some assumptions on the weight

o m e g a

, we show that

m a t h c a l T

is actually ergodic with respect to a Gaussian measure with full support, and thus frequently hypercyclic and chaotic.

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