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Seven-branch Syracuse descent remaining after 194 further certified progressions

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syracuse_descent_residual_seven_mod32_mod262144

by FakeMink · Oct 1, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

iterationnumber-theorystopping-time

Let T(n)T(n)T(n) be the odd part of 3n+13n+13n+1, and let TtT^tTt denote its ttt-fold iterate. Suppose nnn satisfies all the congruence and exclusion hypotheses of the current seven-branch residual theorem. Let RRR be exactly the 961-residue list used by syracuse_descent_progressions_mod262144, enumerated again in this theorem's formal statement. Add the hypothesis

n mod 262144∉R.n\bmod262144\notin R.nmod262144∈/R.

The remaining open assertion is

∃t∈N,Tt(n)<n.\exists t\in\mathbb N,\qquad T^t(n)<n.∃t∈N,Tt(n)<n.

This retains every hypothesis of the parent and excludes only classes handled by the uniform eleven-step certificate. Within this seven branch those are 194 progressions. Neither the starting value nor the descent time is bounded; this residual assertion is still unproved. The theorem is intended as the unresolved child of a case-split reduction, not as a restatement that the Collatz conjecture has been solved.

Preamble
import Definitions.Def_syracuseStep
import Mathlib.Logic.Function.Iterate
import Mathlib.Data.Finset.Insert

set_option maxRecDepth 16384
Formal statement
theorem syracuse_descent_residual_seven_mod32_mod262144 (n : ℕ)
    (h : n % 128 = 39 ∨ n % 128 = 71 ∨ n % 128 = 103)
    (h256 : n % 256 ≠ 39 ∧ n % 256 ≠ 199)
    (h1024 : n % 1024 ≠ 423 ∧ n % 1024 ≠ 583 ∧ n % 1024 ≠ 999)
    (h4096 : n % 4096 ≠ 231 ∧ n % 4096 ≠ 615 ∧ n % 4096 ≠ 935 ∧ n % 4096 ≠ 1703 ∧ n % 4096 ≠ 3143 ∧ n % 4096 ≠ 3559 ∧ n % 4096 ≠ 3911)
    (h8192 : n % 8192 ∉ ({679, 1191, 2663, 3687, 4199, 4455, 5191, 5607, 5959, 6215,
      6375, 6631, 6983, 7079, 7399, 7495, 7847, 7911, 8103} : Finset ℕ))
    (h32768 : n % 32768 ∉ ({839, 1095, 2119, 2279, 2727, 2983, 3303, 4007, 6503, 6759,
      7783, 9959, 10055, 11079, 11943, 12967, 14439, 16743, 16871, 17735,
      17767, 19623, 20199, 21223, 23399, 24647, 24679, 25703, 25831, 26087,
      26535, 27111, 27975, 28999, 29863, 30311, 30887} : Finset ℕ))
    (h65536 : n % 65536 ∉ ({359, 1351, 2407, 2791, 2887, 3239, 3815, 4775, 5863, 6247,
      7015, 8263, 8551, 9319, 9543, 10151, 10727, 11431, 12007, 12615,
      12775, 13671, 13927, 14503, 15207, 16455, 17127, 17223, 17479, 17511,
      18343, 18919, 19111, 19367, 19687, 20807, 21735, 22119, 22695, 22887,
      23143, 25415, 25671, 26343, 26439, 27303, 27559, 27879, 28327, 31079,
      31335, 33255, 34151, 34535, 34631, 36519, 37607, 37735, 40039, 41063,
      41447, 42215, 42343, 42471, 43111, 43335, 44359, 45223, 45799, 46247,
      46407, 48295, 49255, 50407, 50663, 51271, 51431, 52071, 52551, 53159,
      53319, 54375, 54439, 55207, 56935, 57671, 58983, 59463, 59559, 59623,
      60231, 61351, 62119, 62279, 63335, 63591, 64167, 64871, 65127} : Finset ℕ))
    (h262144 : n % 262144 ∉ ([511, 1023, 1791, 2159, 3183, 3263, 3327, 3375, 3583, 3615, 3775, 4143, 4543, 5167, 5839, 5999, 6079, 6367, 6399, 6527, 6767, 6847, 9471, 10095, 10399, 10447, 10495, 11007, 11375, 11423, 11455, 12479, 12591, 12831, 12911, 13359, 13471, 13727, 15775, 16031, 16543, 17567, 18079, 18287, 18687, 19311, 19663, 19871, 20383, 20671, 20719, 20799, 21151, 22767, 22847, 23023, 24479, 24991, 25071, 25759, 26943, 27295, 27375, 27455, 27503, 27631, 28063, 28143, 29311, 30335, 31551, 31615, 31871, 32063, 32671, 33695, 33775, 34287, 34687, 34943, 35135, 35455, 37759, 38447, 38783, 38975, 39743, 40767, 41087, 41439, 41519, 41887, 41967, 42015, 42367, 43455, 44063, 44479, 44591, 45615, 45759, 46015, 46047, 46975, 48159, 48191, 48431, 48511, 48671, 48831, 48847, 48959, 49087, 49199, 49279, 49599, 50895, 51311, 51903, 52223, 52527, 52767, 52927, 52991, 53279, 53359, 53759, 53807, 54015, 54991, 55231, 55263, 55343, 55503, 55919, 56063, 56351, 56431, 56511, 58367, 58623, 59135, 59599, 60111, 60159, 60191, 60671, 60719, 60959, 61119, 61743, 61983, 62063, 62575, 62655, 62975, 63183, 63343, 63423, 63743, 64671, 65695, 66975, 67023, 67231, 67791, 68351, 68815, 68847, 69407, 69487, 69887, 69935, 70047, 70175, 70255, 70303, 70383, 70815, 71919, 72431, 73119, 74047, 74143, 74223, 76239, 76447, 76527, 77007, 77119, 77295, 77727, 80191, 81215, 81647, 82335, 83439, 83871, 84031, 84447, 84607, 84639, 84719, 84799, 86495, 86655, 86911, 88127, 88959, 89407, 90591, 90943, 91103, 91263, 91519, 91631, 92031, 93743, 95199, 95263, 95711, 95791, 96319, 97343, 97663, 98175, 98335, 98351, 98751, 98783, 98863, 100799, 101055, 101407, 102095, 102431, 102511, 102623, 103103, 103391, 104415, 104447, 104495, 104959, 105007, 105167, 105247, 105407, 105535, 105583, 105663, 105775, 105855, 105983, 106015, 106175, 107263, 107519, 108031, 108239, 108287, 109263, 109343, 109823, 110623, 111103, 111727, 111807, 111839, 111919, 112079, 112127, 112159, 112319, 112495, 112607, 112687, 112847, 112895, 113407, 116175, 117455, 117535, 118559, 118639, 118991, 119039, 119919, 119967, 119999, 120319, 122015, 122095, 122271, 123631, 124319, 124367, 125391, 126623, 126703, 126751, 126831, 126879, 127231, 127391, 129343, 129775, 130799, 131311, 131391, 132735, 133023, 133535, 133583, 133615, 133951, 134271, 134463, 135807, 136319, 137695, 138111, 138223, 138991, 140095, 140415, 140607, 140767, 141183, 141215, 141375, 143839, 144863, 144943, 145535, 146879, 147327, 147439, 147519, 147679, 148015, 148287, 148415, 148447, 148607, 149951, 150463, 150559, 151775, 152255, 152607, 153055, 154159, 154559, 154591, 154927, 155167, 155327, 155519, 155679, 157391, 159231, 159439, 159679, 159967, 160255, 160991, 161071, 161311, 161471, 161823, 161903, 161999, 162351, 162511, 162559, 162591, 162751, 164607, 165375, 166511, 168095, 168143, 168655, 168735, 169183, 169215, 169263, 169423, 169503, 169631, 169663, 171167, 171679, 173295, 173471, 174319, 175567, 175727, 175775, 176335, 176367, 176543, 176623, 178671, 178927, 179439, 180463, 180543, 180895, 180975, 182687, 182767, 183279, 183615, 183967, 184047, 185983, 187375, 187519, 187887, 188655, 189759, 190191, 190527, 190591, 190879, 190959, 192991, 193663, 194687, 195039, 195199, 195567, 196591, 196671, 197503, 197599, 197951, 198111, 200127, 201663, 201759, 202111, 202879, 203743, 204255, 204335, 204735, 204783, 204831, 204863, 204911, 205023, 206959, 207807, 208591, 208831, 208943, 209343, 209919, 210687, 210975, 211055, 211167, 211327, 211567, 211647, 211663, 211743, 211935, 212223, 213759, 214271, 214527, 215663, 216175, 216255, 216575, 217023, 217807, 217887, 218159, 218367, 218575, 219167, 219247, 221343, 222879, 223087, 223487, 223855, 224719, 224879, 225471, 225951, 225999, 226079, 226559, 227567, 228591, 229023, 229871, 230047, 230127, 230559, 232303, 232863, 232911, 232943, 233071, 233199, 233711, 236015, 237039, 237183, 237471, 238207, 238239, 239343, 239935, 240255, 240511, 240623, 242559, 242815, 243327, 244191, 244351, 244543, 244863, 245231, 246655, 246687, 246767, 247167, 247263, 247343, 247535, 247935, 249391, 251263, 251327, 251775, 252351, 252543, 253407, 253487, 253759, 253999, 254079, 254175, 254399, 254655, 254847, 256703, 256959, 257471, 258095, 258159, 258495, 258607, 259007, 259455, 260319, 260479, 260799, 261151, 261231, 261311, 261599, 261679, 262079, 5287, 6055, 8519, 10567, 12199, 13031, 13127, 13479, 13639, 17639, 19271, 19783, 20391, 20551, 24423, 25447, 26695, 26855, 27463, 27495, 27751, 29799, 30055, 30567, 31591, 32103, 33895, 34407, 35175, 38503, 39015, 39783, 41319, 42087, 46695, 47719, 55463, 55911, 56039, 58087, 59719, 60071, 62183, 62695, 62791, 66791, 67303, 68935, 69287, 69703, 70375, 74215, 74983, 75847, 76007, 77127, 78695, 79719, 80999, 81255, 83431, 84039, 84071, 84199, 84327, 84839, 87143, 88167, 90471, 91751, 96359, 97895, 98471, 98663, 100519, 104615, 105127, 109223, 109287, 109735, 112359, 112807, 115431, 116455, 116647, 117415, 118439, 119111, 119271, 120039, 123367, 123719, 124647, 125863, 126183, 126631, 131559, 132583, 132935, 133991, 136039, 136295, 138343, 140647, 140775, 140903, 141415, 147047, 147559, 151719, 154791, 155239, 157863, 158887, 161703, 162119, 162471, 164167, 164583, 165799, 166631, 167079, 168263, 168615, 168775, 169191, 169703, 172871, 173383, 173991, 175015, 175335, 175847, 176455, 176615, 180295, 181063, 182087, 182119, 182759, 183207, 183527, 183655, 185191, 185703, 187495, 189511, 189799, 190279, 190567, 194919, 196711, 197991, 204903, 207015, 209063, 211623, 212135, 215367, 215783, 217767, 218279, 218439, 218855, 219047, 221511, 222535, 224999, 225191, 225351, 225767, 225959, 226119, 229447, 230727, 231911, 232263, 233191, 235367, 236903, 237639, 238663, 239975, 240103, 243047, 244071, 244583, 246855, 246887, 251495, 252263, 258215, 260711, 261287, 1691, 1883, 2043, 2459, 2651, 2811, 6139, 7419, 8603, 8955, 9883, 12059, 13595, 14331, 15355, 16667, 16795, 19739, 20763, 21275, 23547, 23579, 28187, 28955, 34907, 37403, 37979, 44123, 44891, 47355, 49403, 51035, 51867, 51963, 52315, 52475, 56475, 58107, 58619, 59227, 59387, 63259, 64283, 65531, 65691, 66299, 66331, 66587, 68635, 68891, 69403, 70427, 70939, 72731, 73243, 74011, 77339, 77851, 78619, 80155, 80923, 85531, 86555, 94299, 94747, 94875, 96923, 98555, 98907, 101019, 101531, 101627, 105627, 106139, 107771, 108123, 108539, 109211, 113051, 113819, 114683, 114843, 115963, 117531, 118555, 119835, 120091, 122267, 122875, 122907, 123035, 123163, 123675, 125979, 127003, 129307, 130587, 135195, 136731, 137307, 137499, 139355, 143451, 143963, 148059, 148123, 148571, 151195, 151643, 154267, 155291, 155483, 156251, 157275, 157947, 158107, 158875, 162203, 162555, 163483, 164699, 165019, 165467, 170395, 171419, 171771, 172827, 174875, 175131, 177179, 179483, 179611, 179739, 180251, 185883, 186395, 190555, 193627, 194075, 196699, 197723, 200539, 200955, 201307, 203003, 203419, 204635, 205467, 205915, 207099, 207451, 207611, 208027, 208539, 211707, 212219, 212827, 213851, 214171, 214683, 215291, 215451, 219131, 219899, 220923, 220955, 221595, 222043, 222363, 222491, 224027, 224539, 226331, 228347, 228635, 229115, 229403, 233755, 235547, 236827, 243739, 245851, 247899, 250459, 250971, 254203, 254619, 256603, 257115, 257275, 257691, 257883, 260347, 261371] : List ℕ)) :
    ∃ t : ℕ, syracuseStep^[t] n < n := by sorry
Source
Explicit independently certified affine residue refinement of Prove2Me Collatz frontier https://prove2.me/theorems/b5094e6b-1347-43fe-ac3d-adbf79509f5e; exact map https://prove2.me/theorems/2d5fcb43-85b2-4d75-beb8-3e236e66eac3. The refinement count and method were anticipated in the Collatz mission discussion: Steve1136, September 21, 2026, comment 67f53213-642c-408f-aeff-d989148c84d4, and Zexuan Liu, September 8, 2026, https://prove2.me/missions/Collatz_Conjecture. This contribution supplies an explicit independently kernel-checked coefficient/parity-vector certificate and a frontier reduction, not a new Collatz strategy. The remaining assertion adds only nonmembership in the certified mod-2^18 list to the exact parent statement. This computed table is not claimed to be a theorem quoted from the literature.

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