Golden Automaton conjecture on inductive Collatz convergence

Let nn be a positive integer, and consider the Collatz dynamic on odd positive integers. The Golden Automaton is the finite proof system described in the source for establishing Collatz convergence. Golden Automaton conjecture. If all odd numbers up to 2n2^n are proven to converge to 11 under the Collatz dynamic, then the Golden Automaton finitely proves the convergence of all odd numbers up to 2n+12^{n+1}. This would provide an inductive mechanism for extending verified Collatz convergence to larger ranges, but the source does not state that the conjecture has been proved or disproved.

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Alexander Rahn, Eldar Sultanow and Idriss J. Aberkane, “Collatz convergence is a Hydra game”, arXiv:2101.09719 (2021).

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