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 The Collatz (3x + 1) Problem
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Organization: | Wolfram Research, Inc. |
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 This package computes the iterates of the Collatz map: x -> x/2, if x is even; x -> (3x+1)/2, if x is odd, until an iterate reaches one of the four known cycles (the program runs on positive and negative integers).
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 Examples, Collatz problem, 3x+1 problem, Collatz, TotalStoppingTime, numerical sequences
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 http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CollatzProblem.html
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| Collatz.m (4 KB) - Mathematica Package |  Files specific to Mathematica 2.2 version:
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