The correspondence principle for divergent points

Let pp be a prime, let H:ZZH:\mathbb{Z}\to\mathbb{Z} be a suitable pp-adic Hydra map satisfying prerequisites such as those in the source's theorem, and let χH:ZpZ\chi_H:\mathbb{Z}_p\to\mathbb{Z} be its numen. Let ZpQ\mathbb{Z}_p\setminus\mathbb{Q} denote the irrational pp-adic integers. Correspondence principle for divergent points. An integer xZx\in\mathbb{Z} belongs to a divergent trajectory under HH if and only if there exists zZpQ\mathfrak z\in\mathbb{Z}_p\setminus\mathbb{Q} such that χH(z)Z\chi_H(\mathfrak z)\in\mathbb{Z}. This is proposed as the divergent-point analogue of the periodic-point correspondence principle; the source says that a constructive method for producing such z\mathfrak z is still lacking.

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Maxwell Charles Siegel, “(p,q)-adic Analysis and the Collatz Conjecture”, arXiv:2412.02902 (2024).

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