Mean-median map median convergence conjecture

Let [x1,,xn0][x_1,\ldots,x_{n_0}] be a finite non-empty real multiset, and let (xn)n=1(x_n)_{n=1}^{\infty} be its mean-median map orbit. Write Mn\mathcal{M}_n for the median of [x1,,xn][x_1,\ldots,x_n], and call (Mn)n=n0(\mathcal{M}_n)_{n=n_0}^{\infty} the associated median sequence. Mean-median map median convergence conjecture. The median sequence of every initial set converges. The median sequence is known to be monotonic and to converge under certain repeated-point conditions, but convergence for every initial set remains open, including for initial sets of size three.

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Jonathan Hoseana, “The Akiyama Mean-Median Map Has Unbounded Transit Time and Discontinuous Limit”, arXiv:2106.06953 (2021).

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