A Collatz-type conjecture on the set of rational numbers

DOI10.1016/J.JNT.2012.05.005zbMATH Open1276.11040arXiv1010.3692OpenAlexW2070664836WikidataQ123085230 ScholiaQ123085230MaRDI QIDQ452391FDOQ452391

Authors: Mohammad Javaheri 

Publication date: 21 September 2012

Published in: Journal of Number Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Define $heta(x)=(x-1)/3$ if $xgeq1$, and $heta(x)=2x/(1-x)$ if $x<1$. 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 $Omega$ generated by the maps $3x+1$ and $x/(x+2)$. In this paper, we prove that the asymptotic density of the set of elements in $Omega$ that have rational fixed points is zero.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1010.3692

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zbMATH Keywords

integer matricesasymptotic densityCollatz-type conjecturerational fixed pointssemigroups of maps

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Matrices, determinants in number theory (11C20) Special sequences and polynomials (11B83)

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