Toody's math status

[Rudy Toody]

I have posted a conjecture here: http://mathoverflow.net/q/260370/16888 which if shown to be equivalent to Waring's Problem, would be a step toward solving the Collatz Conjecture.

 

[bds71]

note: please do not mistake this post to be rude - I mean no offense.

dumb question: what's the significance/relevance of solving the Collatz Conjecture?

I read the Wikipedia articles on both Waring's Problem and Collatz Conjecture, but I did not understand much of what I was reading. (the math is WAY over my head ) neither article seemed to mentioned the significance of solving either problem.

 

[Rudy Toody]

note: please do not mistake this post to be rude - I mean no offense.

dumb question: what's the significance/relevance of solving the Collatz Conjecture?

I read the Wikipedia articles on both Waring's Problem and Collatz Conjecture, but I did not understand much of what I was reading. (the math is WAY over my head ) neither article seemed to mentioned the significance of solving either problem.

Neither can be solved with normal proof techniques, so a solution will add a new technique.

 

[Markfw]

My question is, what does this have to do with distributed computing ?

 

[Orange Kid]

Collatz Conjectore

 

[Markfw]

Thanks, that answered my question.