@article{Li2003, author = {{Li, Xiao Chun}}, title = {{Contractible iteration for the $3n+1$ conjecture}}, journal = {{J. Huazhong Univ. Sci. Technol. Nat. Sci.}}, year = {{2003}}, volume = {{31}}, number = {{7}}, pages = {{115--116}}, note = {{MR 2025640}}, }