On the stopping time of the Collatz map in $\mathbb{F}_2[x]$

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Main Authors: Alon, Gil, Behajaina, Angelot, Paran, Elad
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author Alon, Gil
Behajaina, Angelot
Paran, Elad
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Behajaina, Angelot
Paran, Elad
contents We study the stopping time of the Collatz map for a polynomial $f \in \mathbb{F}_2[x]$, and bound it by $O({\rm deg} (f)^{1.5})$, improving upon the quadratic bound proven by Hicks, Mullen, Yucas and Zavislak. We also prove the existence arithmetic sequences of unbounded length in the stopping times of certain sequences of polynomials, a phenomenon observed in the classical Collatz map.
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spellingShingle On the stopping time of the Collatz map in $\mathbb{F}_2[x]$
Alon, Gil
Behajaina, Angelot
Paran, Elad
Combinatorics
Number Theory
We study the stopping time of the Collatz map for a polynomial $f \in \mathbb{F}_2[x]$, and bound it by $O({\rm deg} (f)^{1.5})$, improving upon the quadratic bound proven by Hicks, Mullen, Yucas and Zavislak. We also prove the existence arithmetic sequences of unbounded length in the stopping times of certain sequences of polynomials, a phenomenon observed in the classical Collatz map.
title On the stopping time of the Collatz map in $\mathbb{F}_2[x]$
topic Combinatorics
Number Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.03210