@article{Garner1985, author = {{Lynn E. Garner}}, title = {{On heights in the Collatz $3n + 1$ problem}}, journal = {{Discrete Math.}}, year = {{1985}}, volume = {{55}}, pages = {{57--64}}, url = {{https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/On-heights-in-the-Collatz-3n-%2B-1-problem-Garner/efbb23cb82ef9e35f080c867a3e016f20c7c5762}}, abstract = {{In the Collate problem, certain runs of consecutive integers have the same height. This phenomenon is investigated using an algorithm for reconstructing the trajectory of a number from the parity vector of the number. It is found that pairs of consecutive integers of the same height occur infinitely often and in infinitely many different patterns.}}, note = {{MR 86j:11005}}, extra_urls= {{https://www.scilit.com/publications/57fab4f48eeab3dc8338eb8b32d5e78b}}, }