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What is the exact density of 3x-1 obstruction residues?

TheoremDB P11560 · number theory

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Problem statement

For each LL, define OLO_L as follows. For an odd integer r>1r>1 with L>v=v2(r−1)L>v=v_2(r-1), set m=(r−1)/2vm=(r-1)/2^v, start (aK,bK)=(r,2L)(a_K,b_K)=(r,2^L), (aI,bI)=(m,2L−v)(a_I,b_I)=(m,2^{L-v}), and (c,d)=(2−v,−2−v)(c,d)=(2^{-v},-2^{-v}). At each step set AK=3aK−1A_K=3a_K-1, α=v2(AK)\alpha=v_2(A_K), AI=3aI−1A_I=3a_I-1, and β=v2(AI)\beta=v_2(A_I). Stop if α≥v2(bK)\alpha\ge v_2(b_K) or β≥v2(bI)\beta\ge v_2(b_I). Otherwise replace cc by c2α−βc2^{\alpha-\beta}, replace dd by (3d+cold−1)/2β(3d+c_{\mathrm{old}}-1)/2^\beta, replace each aa by the matching AA divided by its power of 2, and replace each bb by 3b3b divided by that power. Put r∈OLr\in O_L exactly when 3d+c=13d+c=1 at the stopping step. The ratios ∣OL∣/2L|O_L|/2^L are nondecreasing and have a limit cWc_W. Determine cWc_W exactly.

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c_W=\lim_{L\to\infty}\frac{|\mathcal O_L|}{2^L}=;?

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