A Mathematical Proof of the Collatz Conjecture
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The core question of the Collatz Conjecture is deceptively simple: Why does any non-negative integer eventually reach 1 through repeated application of the Collatz process?The answer lies in the transformation rules: even numbers are divided by 2. This means that once a value reaches a power of two, it naturally collapses down to 1 through successive halving. Therefore, the true object of proof is not the even numbers — their behavior is predictable and mechanically reducible.The real challenge is to understand why and how odd numbers inevitably lead into a power-of-two structure. If this mechanism can be structurally shown, the conjecture as a whole is proven. For every odd integer (X > 0), the following relation: 3X + 1 = 2Z is shown to structurally lead to convergence to 1.
Author: Yoshimi, Shinichi
Language: English
Subfield: Mathematical Physics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6893315477
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