Published June 5, 2026
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Sufes Conjecture: a parameterized generalization of the Syracuse/Collatz conjecture
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22 pages, 7 figures. Exploratory manuscript. We introduce and study the family of arithmetic transformations parameterized by a prime 𝑘 and integers (𝑖,𝑗), generalizing the Collatz/Syracuse iteration. Two special regimes are analyzed rigorously by induction (global divergence for 𝑘=𝑖=𝑗; kernel 2-cycle for k=i,j=0). The remaining results (stability condition, cycle structure, division density, residue distribution, resistance, stopping time, coalescence, footprint) are conjectural and supported by numerical experiments on n≤10^7 ,k≤47. Python code available at: https://github.com/aniskh/sufes
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Software
- Repository URL
- https://github.com/aniskh/sufes
- Programming language
- Python
- Development Status
- Active
References
- J. C. Lagarias, The 3x+ 1 problem and its generalizations, Amer. Math. Monthly 92 (1985), 3–23.
- J. C. Lagarias (ed.), The Ultimate Challenge: The 3x+ 1 Problem, American Mathematical Society, 2010.
- T. Tao, Almost all orbits of the 3x+ 1 map attain almost bounded values, Forum of Mathematics, Pi 7 (2019), e7.
- L. Collatz, Problem 3x+ 1 (unpublished notes, 1937), cited in J. C. Lagarias, Amer. Math. Monthly 92 (1985).