There is a graph showing n on its x-axis and its total stopping time on its y axis.
From here we can see that the points on the graph are not random at all; they have some kind of geometric pattern that is due to the 3x+1 in the odd case and x/2 in the even case. I have seen many attempts to...
Hi. I'm interested in many fields of math and science (hence the passion for physics). Mostly I study Nuclear,Particle and Quantum Mechanics (still a layman :) and I frequently browse this forum to learn more about those. I figured I might as well have an account here to ask questions and help...