23 March 2008

Why is the 3x+1 problem hard?

Why is the 3X+1 problem hard, by Ethan Akin, via Anarchaia.

You might also be interested in my previous post on the 3x+1 problem.

And welcome slashdotters! Will there be more or less of you than people coming in from reddit for my post on "Why g = π2"?? (I don't know yet. I don't know enough about the shape of a "typical" slashdot traffic spurt to guess.)

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