Collatz-Weyl Generators: Pseudorandom Number Generators (2023)
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A new paper introduces Collatz-Weyl generators, a pseudorandom number generator based on the Collatz conjecture, sparking interest and caution about potential implications for the conjecture itself.
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black_knight
2 months ago
I hope this has a mechanism for letting you know if it inadvertently finds a counterexample to Collatz!
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