Collatz confession

[LifeIn]

OK, confession time. How many have, despite the warnings of the best minds in the field not to do it, spent time trying to "solve" the Collatz conjecture? (...hand timidly raised...)

 

[inertia]

Wow! I had to look it up and found an interesting article about it ----> here.

It's been said that mathematicians take pride in inventing analytical pathways that have no physical application whatsoever. I'm thinking it might be used to create a maze-like trap for hackers trying to get into a secure private or government computer system.

😁

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[LifeIn]

I ran across this XKCD webcomic about the Collatz conjecture today---> (by Randall Munroe)

 

[inertia]

Funny!

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[inertia]

I ran across this XKCD webcomic about the Collatz conjecture today---> (by Randall Munroe)

On probability:

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