Abstract

We show an iterated function of which iterates oscillate wildly and grow at a dizzying pace. We conjecture that the orbit of arbitrary positive integer always returns to 1, as in the case of Collatz function. The conjecture is supported by a heuristic argument and computational results.

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$7x\pm1$: Close Relative of Collatz Problem

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