The divergence conjecture for the shortened qx+1 map

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Let qq be an odd prime, and let χq:Z2Z\chi_q:\mathbb{Z}_2\to\mathbb{Z} denote the numen of the shortened qx+1qx+1 map. Divergence conjecture for qx+1qx+1. There exists a zZ2Q\mathfrak z\in\mathbb{Z}_2\setminus\mathbb{Q} such that χq(z)Z\chi_q(\mathfrak z)\in\mathbb{Z} if and only if q=3q=3. The claim links integral values of the numen at irrational 2-adic inputs to the classical 3x+13x+1 case and is unresolved in the source.

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Primary source

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

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