Generalized Collatz convergence and cycle conjecture for the triplets
For , let and define
where denotes the remainder in Euclidean division by . The conjecture has separate assertions for and .
Generalized Collatz convergence and cycle conjecture. For all with , the triplet is strongly admissible of order one, with unique trivial cycle
and for every integer there exists such that . For , is strongly admissible of order two, with trivial cycles and , and for every there exists such that .
This is a generalized Collatz-type convergence claim: it specifies all asserted trivial cycles and requires every positive integer to reach one of their representatives. The supplied source gives no resolution of these assertions.
References
Primary source
Abderrahman Bouhamidi, “Weakly and Strongly Admissible Triplets for a Collatz-Type Map”, arXiv:2601.17573 (2026).
Progress summary
A January 2026 preprint reports extensive finite checks supporting the conjecture, but no proof or counterexample has been found.
The conjecture, formulated as Conjecture in a January 2026 preprint, asserts convergence to the specified cycle for and to one of two specified cycles for , with no other cycles.
January 2026 computational checks
The preprint reports tests for , , and ; for it additionally checks starting values up to approximately . These computations support the claimed cycle behavior but do not establish convergence for every positive integer or exclude further cycles.
Current status (as of October 2026): The conjectured convergence and cycle classification for both and remain unproved; only finite computational support is recorded.
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