Bayesian Modeling of Collatz Stopping Times: A Probabilistic Machine Learning Perspective

Nicolò Bonacorsi, Matteo Bordoni

We study the Collatz total stopping time $\ddot{I}„(n)$ over $n\le 10^7$ from a probabilistic machine learning viewpoint. Empirically, $\ddot{I}„(n)$ is a skewed and heavily overdispersed count…