This research presents an exploratory theoretical framework for the study of integer dynamics, referred to as the Numerical Origin Theory. The work adopts a structural and topological perspective on the decimal number system, with particular emphasis on the Modulo-9 projection, in order to investigate whether recurring numerical patterns can be interpreted through internal organizational principles rather than purely arithmetic behavior. The first part of the study examines the role of digital roots as structural projections that map integers onto a reduced modular space. Within this setting, the analysis highlights a self-correcting mechanism inherent to base-10 arithmetic and explores the orbital decomposition of the modular set ℤ 9 under simple transformations. A discrete modular wave associated with cumulative addition and triangular numbers is then introduced, revealing a symmetric and phase-invariant recurrence pattern. Within this framework, a structural interpretation of the linear form 3n+ 1 is proposed, situating the Collatz mapping within the internal dynamics of the Mod-9 system without claiming a resolution of the conjecture itself. The second part of the research extends the framework to the study of prime numbers. By applying the same modular and topological principles, the work examines the confinement of prime numbers to specific residue classes of ℤ₉ and introduces a hexagonal representation of admissible prime states. An empirical analysis based on a large prime dataset is used to investigate transition patterns between successive primes within this reduced space. These observations are formalized through a symmetric circulant transition matrix, proposed as a phenomenological model capturing statistical regularities rather than deterministic laws. Overall, this thesis does not seek to prove new theorems regarding the Collatz conjecture or prime distribution. Instead, it offers an exploratory structural framework that complements classical approaches in number theory by emphasizing modular topology, orbit structure, and discrete dynamical patterns. The results aim to provide a coherent conceptual foundation for further analytical and computational research into the topological dynamics of integers.
Zakaria CHARRAT (Fri,) studied this question.