Collatz Dynamics from First Principles: A Fully 
Explained Reduction via Odd-Step Density and Uniform 
Dips, with Quantitative Bounds and a Clear Conclusion

Karan Jain

doi:https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V71I8P109

International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology

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Volume 71 | Issue 8 | Year 2025 | Article Id. IJMTT-V71I8P109 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V71I8P109

Collatz Dynamics from First Principles: A Fully Explained Reduction via Odd-Step Density and Uniform Dips, with Quantitative Bounds and a Clear Conclusion

Karan Jain

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Karan Jain, "Collatz Dynamics from First Principles: A Fully Explained Reduction via Odd-Step Density and Uniform Dips, with Quantitative Bounds and a Clear Conclusion," International Journal of Mathematics Trends and Technology (IJMTT), vol. 71, no. 8, pp. 54-60, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315373/IJMTT-V71I8P109

Abstract

We give a complete, step-by-step development of a rigorous reduction of the Collatz conjecture to two uniform, checkable properties. Let 𝑇 be the accelerated Collatz map 𝑇(𝑛) = 𝑛/2 for 𝑛 even and 𝑇(𝑛) = (3𝑛 + 1)/2 for 𝑛 odd. We prove: (i) if along the orbit of every starting value the upper density of odd steps is < 1/log2⁡3 ≈ 0.63093, then all orbits converge to 1; and (ii) if every sufficiently large 𝑛 admits some iterate ≤ 𝑛𝑐, for a universal 𝑐 < 1, then the conjecture reduces to a finite verification below a fixed threshold 𝑁0. Both statements come with explicit, quantitative inequalities and stopping-time bounds. We derive the exact affine expansion of 𝑇𝑘(𝑛), prove uniform bounds for the additive part generated by odd steps, and explain every assumption and manipulation in elementary terms. We conclude with a precise "Result" that isolates the uniformity barrier that remains for final proof of Collatz.

Keywords

Collatz dynamics, Odd–step densities, Stopping times, Uniform dips, Uniformity barriers.

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