Collatz Conjecture: Recent Progress in Reformulations, Not Resolution — E8 Intelligence Research

FINDING: No new proof or breakthrough for Collatz conjecture; recent work focuses on topological/ergodic reformulations and heuristic progress, not resolution. | MATH: Collatz map: \( C(n) = n/2 \) if \( n \) even, \( 3n+1 \) if \( n \) odd. No new equations or constants extracted from provided sources. | CONNECTION: None detected. No ratios (0.382, 0.618, 0.786, 1.618, 2.618), base-60, or crystallographic symmetries appear in the findings. | DEPTH: 2 — The findings are meta-discussions, videos, and a preprint applying known topological/ergodic methods without new structural insight. No mathematical essence or geometric harmony link. Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com