Spectral Stability, Fatou Basin Contraction, and Machine-Checked Multipliers in Holomorphic Extensions of Generalized Collatz Dynamics

The Collatz (3n+1) conjecture asserts that iterated application of the compressed Syracuse operator T(n) = n/2 for even n and T(n) = (3n+1)/2 for odd n maps every positive integer into the periodic cycle {1, 2}. While computational sweeps have verified convergence up to 2^71 ≈ 2.36 × 10^21 and logarithmic density theorems establish that almost all orbits attain almost bounded values (Tao, 2022), the discrete parity selector (-1)^n obstructs classical differential stability analysis. In this paper, we embed the discrete Syracuse operator T(n) and the uncompressed Collatz operator C(n) into the complex plane C via entire functions of exponential type π:f(z) = [1 + 4z - (1 + 2z)cos(πz)] / 4 and F(z) = [2 + 7z - (2 + 5z)cos(πz)] / 4. We establish five principal results:1. Multiplier Cohomology Invariance and Universal Cycle Attractiveness: We prove via an exact telescoping product identity that any positive integer periodic orbit C ⊂ N+ of T is unconditionally a strictly attracting Fatou cycle of f with rational multiplier μ_f(C) = 3^(N_odd) / 2^N = Π_{n ∈ C odd} 3n / (3n + 1) ∈ (0, 1), and prove that 2-adic Syracuse reduction preserves the exact multiplier between the 2-cycle {1, 2} and the uncompressed 3-cycle {1, 4, 2}, yielding μ_f({1, 2}) = μ_F({1, 4, 2}) = 3/4 = 0.75 < 1.2. Exact Koenigs Linearization Curvature Jets: By the Koenigs Linearization Theorem, the second iterate g = f∘2 conjugates holomorphically to Φ_j(g(z)) = (3/4)Φ_j(z) on the immediate Fatou basin B({1, 2}), with closed-form quadratic Taylor coefficients c_2(1) = -(13/2)π^2 and d_2(2) = -(9/2)π^2.3. Universal Negative Schwarzian Derivative and Fatou–Julia Partition: We prove that the Schwarzian derivative S(f)(n) is strictly negative at every integer n ∈ Z (S(f)(n) ≤ 3π^2 - (3/8)π^4 ≈ -6.919596 < 0), and map the complete critical and periodic point partition on [0, 3], verifying that B({1, 2}) captures the real critical point c_2 ≈ 1.9583122157 ∈ (1.5, 2) while the repelling Julia 2-cycle O_rep ≈ {1.0236861198, 2.0334209268} ⊂ J(f) (μ ≈ 1.214780 > 1) isolates the integer basin from Chamberland's irrational 2-cycle O* ≈ {1.1925319070, 2.1386563355}.4. The 2-Adic Haar–Fatou Resonance Identity: We prove via Birkhoff's Ergodic Theorem on (Z_2, μ_Haar) that the asymptotic 2-adic Lyapunov exponent λ_Haar = (1/2)ln(1/2) + (1/2)ln(3/2) = (1/2)ln(3/4) ≈ -0.14384104 coincides identically with the per-step logarithmic Fatou multiplier of {1, 2}, supported by multi-decade empirical scaling across 500,000 trajectories (λ̄ = -0.175737 ± 0.0777 < 0).5. Machine-Checked Formalization: We certify 20 algebraic, spectral, and Diophantine theorems in the Lean 4 interactive theorem prover (CollatzAttractor.lean) with zero unproven assumptions (0 sorry). Mathematics Subject Classification (2020): Primary 37F10, 11B83; Secondary 30D05, 68V15, 37P35.

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Spectral Stability, Fatou Basin Contraction, and Machine-Checked Multipliers in Holomorphic Extensions of Generalized Collatz Dynamics

Daghan Dagli, Volkan Dağlı, Murat Emre Özkaya, Emrah Yurtseven
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Spectral Stability, Fatou Basin Contraction, and Machine-Checked Multipliers in Holomorphic Extensions of Generalized Collatz Dynamics

Daghan Dagli, Volkan Dağlı, Murat Emre Özkaya, Emrah Yurtseven
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The Collatz (3n+1) conjecture asserts that iterated application of the compressed Syracuse operator T(n) = n/2 for even n and T(n) = (3n+1)/2 for odd n maps every positive integer into the periodic cycle {1, 2}. While computational sweeps have verified convergence up to 2^71 ≈ 2.36 × 10^21 and logarithmic density theorems establish that almost all orbits attain almost bounded values (Tao, 2022), the discrete parity selector (-1)^n obstructs classical differential stability analysis. In this paper, we embed the discrete Syracuse operator T(n) and the uncompressed Collatz operator C(n) into the complex plane C via entire functions of exponential type π:f(z) = [1 + 4z - (1 + 2z)cos(πz)] / 4 and F(z) = [2 + 7z - (2 + 5z)cos(πz)] / 4. We establish five principal results:1. Multiplier Cohomology Invariance and Universal Cycle Attractiveness: We prove via an exact telescoping product identity that any positive integer periodic orbit C ⊂ N+ of T is unconditionally a strictly attracting Fatou cycle of f with rational multiplier μ_f(C) = 3^(N_odd) / 2^N = Π_{n ∈ C odd} 3n / (3n + 1) ∈ (0, 1), and prove that 2-adic Syracuse reduction preserves the exact multiplier between the 2-cycle {1, 2} and the uncompressed 3-cycle {1, 4, 2}, yielding μ_f({1, 2}) = μ_F({1, 4, 2}) = 3/4 = 0.75 < 1.2. Exact Koenigs Linearization Curvature Jets: By the Koenigs Linearization Theorem, the second iterate g = f∘2 conjugates holomorphically to Φ_j(g(z)) = (3/4)Φ_j(z) on the immediate Fatou basin B({1, 2}), with closed-form quadratic Taylor coefficients c_2(1) = -(13/2)π^2 and d_2(2) = -(9/2)π^2.3. Universal Negative Schwarzian Derivative and Fatou–Julia Partition: We prove that the Schwarzian derivative S(f)(n) is strictly negative at every integer n ∈ Z (S(f)(n) ≤ 3π^2 - (3/8)π^4 ≈ -6.919596 < 0), and map the complete critical and periodic point partition on [0, 3], verifying that B({1, 2}) captures the real critical point c_2 ≈ 1.9583122157 ∈ (1.5, 2) while the repelling Julia 2-cycle O_rep ≈ {1.0236861198, 2.0334209268} ⊂ J(f) (μ ≈ 1.214780 > 1) isolates the integer basin from Chamberland's irrational 2-cycle O* ≈ {1.1925319070, 2.1386563355}.4. The 2-Adic Haar–Fatou Resonance Identity: We prove via Birkhoff's Ergodic Theorem on (Z_2, μ_Haar) that the asymptotic 2-adic Lyapunov exponent λ_Haar = (1/2)ln(1/2) + (1/2)ln(3/2) = (1/2)ln(3/4) ≈ -0.14384104 coincides identically with the per-step logarithmic Fatou multiplier of {1, 2}, supported by multi-decade empirical scaling across 500,000 trajectories (λ̄ = -0.175737 ± 0.0777 < 0).5. Machine-Checked Formalization: We certify 20 algebraic, spectral, and Diophantine theorems in the Lean 4 interactive theorem prover (CollatzAttractor.lean) with zero unproven assumptions (0 sorry). Mathematics Subject Classification (2020): Primary 37F10, 11B83; Secondary 30D05, 68V15, 37P35.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Toros University (TR), Anadolu University (TR), Mersin Üniversitesi (TR), Near East University (CY), Marmara University (TR)
Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals
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