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Comment by EvgeniyZh

3 months ago

So how many sporadics would be left if we run the same on 6-state TM?

Very many - I think the number is several thousand. Several sporadic 6-state machines have been solved, though, and there are currently about 2400(?) unsolved machines. Among these are several Cryptids, machines whose halting problem is known to be mathematically hard

  • You guys need a blog to chase these down.

    If nothing else, it’ll inspire the next generation of mathematicians.