Abstract: The Collatz conjecture, which posits that any positive integer will eventually reach 1 through a specific iterative process, is a classic unsolved problem in mathematics. This research ...

(via Quanta) A simple question about a spinning needle has haunted mathematicians for more than a century. It led to the Kakeya conjecture, a cornerstone of modern analysis connecting geometry, ...

The Collatz Conjecture begins with a simple sequence yet no proof has ever been found to solve it. British military says ship ablaze after being struck off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden ...

One of the biggest stories in science is quietly playing out in the world of abstract mathematics. Over the course of last year, researchers fulfilled a decades-old dream when they unveiled a proof of ...

Why is untangling two small knots more difficult than unravelling one big one? Surprisingly, mathematicians have found that larger and seemingly more complex knots created by joining two simpler ones ...

A $${\color{greenyellow}Simple \space \color{blue}Portable \space \color{green}Python}$$ Program for people to discover Collatz Conjecture $${\color{red}maximum \space \color{red}steps}$$ numbers. A ...

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Soon to be the official tool for managing Python installations on Windows, the new Python Installation Manager picks up where the ‘py’ launcher left off. Python is a first-class citizen on Microsoft ...

A startling milestone has been reached in Florida's war against the invasive Burmese pythons eating their way across the Everglades. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida reports it has captured and ...

ABSTRACT: We prove that the Collatz, 3n+1 , conjecture is true. To prove this statement, we will first see that, if a number n starts a sequence that satisfies the Collatz conjecture then all ...

Recently, Schechter Long Island senior Amit Nitzan, junior Ariel Nitzan and junior Mikey Benlevi won awards from the Long Island Math Fair. The Long Island Math Fair is a mathematical research ...