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I wrote one many years ago as part of going through (I think) the project Euler series. No hope of actually solving it ofc. It's a fascinating problem because i
by WJW 5y ago
I wrote one many years ago as part of going through (I think) the project Euler series. No hope of actually solving it ofc. It's a fascinating problem because it just seems so simple. I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out in the end that it's connected to some other seemingly unrelated (lack of) order in mathematics like prime numbers or whatnot.
- monopoledance 5y agoTwin primes come to mind. Feels very similar in nature. Overall, there might be a connection to complex systems and ontogenesis. Maybe our struggling with this is all down to some original sin in our perception. Some false axiom we all carry. Pathogenic, hereditary logic, which prevents us from seeing beyond the chaos. 3x+1 seems to capture the pleasing ordered imperfection of real living things, not artificial "organic" structures made by humans. Unrelated: https://www.bigbiology.org/season-2#episode39 https://www.bigbiology.org/season-2#episode39