The augmented acyclicity conjecture for the Collatz return graph

Let GM+G_M^+ denote the augmented return graph at modular depth MM, incorporating the mixed-state excursion, exit, and return dynamics, and let K≥1K\ge1 be the parameter indexing the net-positive regime. Augmented acyclicity conjecture. For every M≥13M\ge13 and every K≥1K\ge1, the graph GM+G_M^+ is acyclic. The supplied text reports verification only for finite ranges of MM and treats all-MM acyclicity as the unresolved Layer-2 re-entry problem.

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Edward Y. Chang, “Exploring Collatz Dynamics with Human-LLM Collaboration”, arXiv:2603.11066 (2026).

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