The 3x + 1 fractal

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 431-435

  Pe, Joseph L ^a  

^a MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

3x + 1 problem; Collatz function; Complex dynamics; Fractal graphics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FRACTALS; FUNCTIONS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

3X+1 PROBLEM; COLLATZ FUNCTION; COMPLEX DYNAMICS; FICTION; FRACTAL GRAPHICS; MAGNIFICATION;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 2542467952     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cag.2004.03.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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