GORDO Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 what really infuriates pure mathematicians is that despite the many theories and formulae which spit out primes at varying speeds (computationally speaking), we are incomplete - in the kurt godel sense. in other words we don't know if any theory - or even the sum of all our theories - will spit out every prime. worse again, we don't even know if they won't. I thought there was a simple formula for defining prime numbers, like doubling a prime and adding one. Or am I thinking of some other formula? you are thinking about the proof that there are infinite prime numbers when they introduce you to aleph infinites it's like getting past thethan level 3 in scientology. allegedly. nah it's cool and all but pretty basic stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 If I was in this field Id say Id end up jumping off a cliff. You spend ages trying to find more of what may be infinite. You discovered another prime? Good, now do it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred McGriff Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 24 is the highest number, what the fuck is this shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest margaret thatcher Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 i quite like the proof of infinite primes though, it's very tidy. if i remember correctly, you assume there are a finite group of primes, you take the sum and add 1, and immediately that number is either a new prime or has a new prime factor. repeat ad infinitum. 24 is the highest number, what the fuck is this shit i think you'll find that yr post count is the highest number ever discovered..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaen Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 who cares, it looks cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Oooh pretty. How much do they give you if you discover a new prime? I heard it was something good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericsosh Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 i quite like the proof of infinite primes though, it's very tidy. if i remember correctly, you assume there are a finite group of primes, you take the sum and add 1, and immediately that number is either a new prime or has a new prime factor. repeat ad infinitum. You need to multiply 'em instead of adding them. This proof owes its tidiness to the fundamental theorem of arithmetic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest margaret thatcher Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 yeah, i bollocksed that one up. been a while since i had to recall it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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