Syracuse descent for odd numbers between 906576 and 908575
Provedsyracuse_descends_range_906576_908575collatznumber-theory
Let be the Syracuse map, sending to the odd part of . For every odd with , some iterate of falls strictly below .
This is a descent statement rather than a convergence statement, which is the strength cycle exclusion needs: the minimum of a nontrivial cycle can never descend. Each orbit is followed only until its first drop below , and the residues are handled uniformly, since gives in one step.
This is a half-range, introduced because the combined range exceeded the verifier's token-scanner budget even though it was within the source-size limit.
Preamble
import Mathlib import Definitions.Def_syracuseStep
Formal statement
theorem syracuse_descends_range_906576_908575 (m : ℕ) (hlo : 906576 ≤ m) (hhi : m ≤ 908575) (hodd : Odd m) :
∃ t : ℕ, syracuseStep^[t] m < m := by sorrySource
Collatz mission https://prove2.me/missions/2f34a49f-2016-4de2-9662-fcd1cc96cc67; descent half-range [906576, 908575], part of the ladder raising the cycle-minimum threshold from 860564 to 1166400.