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In: Does the Multiverse violate the second law of thermodynamics?  — view comment
All universes must obey the laws of thermodynamics, i.e, where time moves forward. Be it the many worlds in the MWI or whatever. There could be local ...
November 23, 2021 at 21:00
In: Does the Multiverse violate the second law of thermodynamics?  — view comment
This process can be repeated over and over. Every time a low entropy can be created from nothing (the two empty parallel branes) from two entropically...
November 23, 2021 at 21:00
In: Collatz conjecture 3n+1  — view comment
The whole point of this proof is that it can only be proven by trying. Like Goldbach's conjecture, i.e, all even numbers can be written as the sum of ...
November 23, 2021 at 21:00
In: Collatz conjecture 3n+1  — view comment
You can compare only the functions 3x+1 and 2exp(x). For comparing 3n+1 and 2exp(m) there are only the solutions I mentioned: For example 1, 5, 21, 85...
November 23, 2021 at 16:41
In: Collatz conjecture 3n+1  — view comment
This is not how it works. All even numbers I mentioned in the previous comment, will orbit back to 9, 12, or 15. But they can't be part of a series ex...
November 23, 2021 at 16:25
In: Collatz conjecture 3n+1  — view comment
Correction. The last chain of numbers must be: 15, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480, 960, 1920, 3840, 7680.....
November 23, 2021 at 06:19
In: Collatz conjecture 3n+1  — view comment
This only gives an unlimited but partial set of valid values of x. The only values for which 3x+1=2exp(n) are x(k)=sum(0 to k)2exp(2k). For example 1,...
November 23, 2021 at 02:39
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