A226607 Irregular array read by rows in which row floor(k/3)+1, where gcd(k,6)=1, lists the smallest elements, in ascending order, of conjecturally all primitive cycles of positive integers under iteration by the 3x+k function.
1, 1, 19, 23, 187, 347, 5, 1, 13, 1, 131, 211, 227, 251, 259, 283, 287, 319, 1, 23, 5, 5, 7, 41, 7, 17, 1, 11, 3811, 7055, 13, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 1, 1, 5, 25, 65, 73, 85, 89, 101, 25, 103, 1, 7, 41, 1, 133, 149, 181, 185, 217, 221, 1, 235, 19, 17, 29, 31, 2585, 2809, 3985, 4121, 4409, 5, 19, 47, 1, 1, 7, 233, 265
Offset: 1
Examples
The irregular array starts: (k=1) 1; (k=5) 1, 19, 23, 187, 347; (k=7) 5; (k=11) 1, 13; a(7)=5 is the smallest number in the primitive 3x+7 cycle {5,11,20,10}.
Links
- Geoffrey H. Morley, Rows 1..6667 of array, flattened
- E. G. Belaga and M. Mignotte, Cyclic Structure of Dynamical Systems Associated with 3x+d Extensions of Collatz Problem, Preprint math. 2000/17, Univ. Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (2000).
- E. G. Belaga and M. Mignotte, Walking Cautiously into the Collatz Wilderness: Algorithmically, Number Theoretically, Randomly, Fourth Colloquium on Mathematics and Computer Science, DMTCS proc. AG. (2006), 249-260.
- E. G. Belaga and M. Mignotte, The Collatz Problem and Its Generalizations: Experimental Data. Table 1. Primitive Cycles of (3n+d)-mappings, Preprint math. 2006/15, Univ. Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (2006).
- E. G. Belaga and M. Mignotte, The Collatz Problem and Its Generalizations: Experimental Data. Table 2. Factorization of Collatz Numbers 2^l-3^k, Preprint math. 2006/15, Univ. Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (2006).
- J. C. Lagarias, The set of rational cycles for the 3x+1 problem, Acta Arith. 56 (1990), 33-53.
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A226609 Irregular array read by rows. a(n) is the length of the primitive Collatz-like 3x+k cycle associated with A226607(n).
2, 3, 5, 5, 27, 27, 4, 6, 14, 4, 24, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 31, 11, 5, 5, 43, 16, 8, 5, 17, 65, 65, 23, 8, 8, 6, 6, 6, 20, 11, 18, 28, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 38, 29, 12, 6, 28, 28, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 6, 66, 24, 30, 10, 10, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 12, 60, 15, 38
Offset: 1
Examples
The irregular array starts: (k=1) 2; (k=5) 3, 5, 5, 27, 27; (k=7) 4; (k=11) 6, 14; a(2)=3 is the length of the 3x+5 cycle {1,4,2} associated with A226607(2)=1.
Links
- Geoffrey H. Morley, Rows 1..2032 of array, flattened
A226612 Index of the first element of row n of A226607.
1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 19, 21, 22, 25, 27, 31, 32, 34, 37, 38, 39, 46, 47, 48, 51, 58, 60, 61, 62, 69, 72, 73, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85, 88, 90, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 109, 111, 115, 117, 120, 122, 127, 128, 131, 134, 136, 138, 139, 140, 144, 146, 149, 151, 153, 160
Offset: 1
Keywords
Links
- Geoffrey H. Morley, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..6667
A226629 a(n) is the conjectured number of primitive cycles of positive integers under iteration by the Collatz-like 3x-k function, where k=A226630(n).
3, 1, 2, 1, 8, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 5, 35, 2, 1, 2, 1, 6, 9, 136, 1, 1, 4, 2, 1, 1, 16, 3, 8, 8, 1, 9, 1, 2, 1, 16, 7, 9, 1, 1, 1, 26, 21, 13, 3, 4, 3, 2, 2, 38, 4, 2, 29, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 5, 1, 3, 1, 1, 8, 8, 1, 34, 33, 3, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 96, 4
Offset: 1
Keywords
Comments
A cycle is called primitive if its elements are not a common multiple of the elements of another cycle.
The 3x-k function T_k is defined by T_k(x) = x/2 if x is even, (3x-k)/2 if x is odd, where k is odd.
For primitive cycles, GCD(k,6)=1.
Links
- Geoffrey H. Morley, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..600
A226610 Irregular array read by rows. a(n) is the number of odd elements in the primitive 3x+k cycle associated with A226607(n).
1, 1, 3, 3, 17, 17, 2, 2, 8, 1, 15, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 18, 5, 2, 2, 26, 8, 4, 1, 9, 41, 41, 12, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 8, 3, 7, 16, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 22, 17, 4, 2, 16, 11, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 1, 41, 12, 16, 5, 5, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 4, 32, 8, 16, 20, 20, 14, 14
Offset: 1
Examples
The irregular array starts: (k=1) 1; (k=5) 1, 3, 3, 17, 17; (k=7) 2; (k=11) 2, 8; a(2)=1 is the number of odd elements in the 3x+5 cycle {1,4,2} associated with A226607(2)=1.
Links
- Geoffrey H. Morley, Rows 1..2032 of array, flattened
A226608 Irregular array read by rows. a(n) is the largest element in the primitive Collatz-like 3x+k cycle associated with A226607(n).
1, 1, 49, 37, 2773, 3397, 11, 7, 79, 1, 1853, 1121, 797, 665, 905, 653, 761, 557, 5, 181, 35, 19, 11, 1651, 137, 41, 1, 121, 2277097, 1051393, 131, 127, 79, 89, 53, 65, 157, 23, 43, 643, 331, 223, 211, 259, 175, 1409, 757, 71, 19, 827, 139, 1399, 775, 751, 967, 559, 571
Offset: 1
Examples
The irregular array starts: (k=1) 1; (k=5) 1, 49, 37, 2772, 3397; (k=7) 11; (k=11) 7, 79; a(3)=49 is the largest element in the 3x+5 cycle {19,31,49,76,38} associated with A226607(3)=19.
Links
- Geoffrey H. Morley, Rows 1..2032 of array, flattened
A226611 Irregular array read by rows. a(n) is the smallest starting value of a T_k trajectory that includes A226607(n), where T_k is the 3x+k function associated with A226607(n).
1, 1, 3, 23, 123, 171, 1, 1, 3, 1, 19, 99, 147, 163, 123, 283, 159, 319, 1, 9, 1, 5, 7, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 2531, 5859, 1, 1, 3, 1, 3, 7, 1, 1, 5, 1, 9, 33, 39, 21, 101, 1, 1, 1, 7, 9, 1, 3, 149, 21, 93, 125, 221, 1, 175, 1, 1, 1, 7, 2585, 1073, 2301, 4121, 893
Offset: 1
Examples
The irregular array starts: (k=1) 1; (k=5) 1, 3, 23, 123, 171; (k=7) 1; (k=11) 1, 3; a(3)=3 is the smallest starting value for a 3x+5 trajectory that includes A226607(3)=19. The trajectory is {3,7,13,22,11,19,...}.
Links
- Geoffrey H. Morley, Rows 1..2032 of array, flattened
A226663 Conjectured record-breaking numbers, for ascending positive integers k, of primitive cycles of positive integers under iteration by the Collatz-like 3x+k function.
1, 5, 9, 19, 20, 23, 52, 53, 97, 142, 534, 944, 950, 3806, 4782
Offset: 1
Keywords
Comments
A cycle is called primitive if its elements are not a common multiple of the elements of another cycle.
The 3x+k function T_k is defined by T_k(x) = x/2 if x is even, (3x+k)/2 if x is odd, where k is odd.
For primitive cycles, GCD(k,6)=1.
Links
- E. G. Belaga and M. Mignotte, Cyclic Structure of Dynamical Systems Associated with 3x+d Extensions of Collatz Problem, Preprint math. 2000/17, Univ. Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (2000).
- E. G. Belaga and M. Mignotte, Walking Cautiously into the Collatz Wilderness: Algorithmically, Number Theoretically, Randomly, Fourth Colloquium on Mathematics and Computer Science, DMTCS proc. AG. (2006), 249-260.
- E. G. Belaga and M. Mignotte, The Collatz Problem and Its Generalizations: Experimental Data. Table 1. Primitive Cycles of (3n+d)-mappings, Preprint math. 2006/15, Univ. Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (2006).
A226662 Smallest positive integer k (or 0 if no such k) with conjecturally exactly n primitive cycles of positive integers under iteration by the Collatz-like 3x+k function.
1, 11, 23, 29, 5, 247, 47, 229, 13, 361, 359, 517, 481, 1669, 485, 1843, 295, 269, 233, 355, 2509, 1399, 431, 943, 1991, 4715, 7469, 3323, 1753, 2777, 781, 2347, 1201, 4741, 9233, 12607, 6559, 6721, 4879, 2359, 5531, 1805, 11773, 11113, 6755, 8861, 5897, 30079
Offset: 1
Keywords
Comments
A cycle is called primitive if its elements are not a common multiple of the elements of another cycle.
The 3x+k function T_k is defined by T_k(x) = x/2 if x is even, (3x+k)/2 if x is odd, where k is odd.
For primitive cycles, GCD(k,6)=1.
Belaga and Mignotte (2000, p.19) conjectured that the number of primitive cycles attains all positive integer values.
Links
- Geoffrey H. Morley, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..189
- E. G. Belaga and M. Mignotte, Cyclic Structure of Dynamical Systems Associated with 3x+d Extensions of Collatz Problem, Preprint math. 2000/17, Univ. Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (2000).
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