A Conversation for The 3n+1 Conjecture - Proof Needed!

Proof of Collatz Conjecture

Post 1

bsmath

I have almost completed a book on my proof of the Collatz Conjecture. I have a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics.
I tried to contact Bryan Thwaites, but it did not go through.
I think I know of a way to cut computer time in half, anyone know
of any prizes or anyone interested in using such an idea?


Proof of Collatz Conjecture

Post 2

Gnomon - time to move on

If you have indeed proved this, then well done! You'll get the small prize from Thwaites and a certain amount of fame in the mathematical world. But I'll believe it when I see it. There is no such thing as an almost complete proof. If you have completed the proof, don't publish it in a book. Get it checked out by the mathematical community fist. There may be a mistake in it that you haven't spotted. It would be embarassing if this was discovered after you published it.

In general there are no prizes for proving things in Mathematics. A very small number of conjectures are occasionally associated with prizes, such as the one offered recently for a proof of Goldbach's Conjecture. For the most part though, proving these conjectures is a thankless task.


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