The 3n+1-problem and holomorphic dynamics
Letherman, Simon ; Schleicher, Dierk ; Wood, Reg
Experiment. Math., Tome 8 (1999) no. 4, p. 241-251 / Harvested from Project Euclid
The 3n+1-problem is the following iterative procedure on the positive integers: the integer n maps to n/2 or 3n+1, depending on whether n is even or odd. It is conjectured that every positive integer will be eventually periodic, and the cycle it falls onto is $1\mapsto 4\mapsto 2\mapsto 1$. We construct entire holomorphic functions that realize the same dynamics on the integers and for which all the integers are in the Fatou set. We show that no integer is in a Baker domain (domain at infinity). We conclude that any integer that is not eventually periodic must be in a wandering domain.
Publié le : 1999-05-14
Classification:  37F10,  11B83,  37F50
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Letherman, Simon; Schleicher, Dierk; Wood, Reg. The 3n+1-problem and holomorphic dynamics. Experiment. Math., Tome 8 (1999) no. 4, pp.  241-251. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1047262405/