Syracuse Maps as Non-singular Power-Bounded Transformations and Their Inverse Maps

arXiv2208.11801MaRDI QIDQ6408728FDOQ6408728

Authors: Idris Assani, Ethan Ebbighausen, Anand Hande 

Publication date: 24 August 2022

Abstract: We prove that the dynamical system $(mathbbN,2^{mathbbN},T,mu)$, where $mu$ is a finite measure equivalent to the counting measure, is power-bounded in $L^1(mu)$ if and only if there exists one cycle of the map $T$ and for any $xinmathbbN$, there exists $kinmathbbN$ such that $T^k(x)$ is in some cycle of the map $T$. This result has immediate implications for the Collatz Conjecture, and we use it to motivate the study of number theoretic properties of the inverse image $T^{-1}(x)$ for $xinmathbbN$, where $T$ denotes the Collatz map here. We study similar properties for the related Syracuse maps, comparing them to the Collatz map. We also analyze some structural properties of the inverse image in relation to asymptotic density of the set $xinmathbbNmidexistskinmathbbN:T^k(x)<x$.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other combinatorial number theory (11B75) Nonsingular (and infinite-measure preserving) transformations (37A40) Relations between ergodic theory and number theory (37A44)

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