Quote from: JohannesX on June 17, 2023, 12:00:44 AM

Dear Bitcoiners,

I would like to present to you a fascinating hypothetical idea related to prime number theory and its application in cryptography. It involves the concept of the so-called "Prime Cross," developed by German chemist Peter Plichta*.

The basic idea behind the Prime Cross, as I understand it as a layperson, is the notion of a spiral arrangement of the number sequence based on 24 vectors/segments. By highlighting the prime numbers within this arrangement, a pattern similar to the Templar Cross is formed.

>> Out of a total of 24 vectors, only 8 vectors can contain prime numbers! (while the other 16 vectors fundamentally exclude prime numbers)

If we further explore this assumption, wouldn't it mean that 66% of all numbers could be excluded as potential prime numbers from the outset? This would be a tremendous breakthrough in prime number computation and could potentially have revolutionary implications for cryptography, comparable to the RSA breakthrough mentioned by AI, at least.

Imagine how efficient and fast prime number computation would be if we didn't even have to consider the majority of numbers ("RSA PrimeX"-Algo). Cryptographic techniques relying on the difficulty of factoring large numbers into their prime factors could significantly benefit from such increased efficiency. To the best of my knowledge, no number (except for 2 and 3, as shown in the graph) has been discovered outside these 8 sequences that is prime.

I myself have no programming skills, so I wouldn't know how to apply Plichta's idea in this field or the actual depth of its impact. However, the AI mentioned that this approach would be much more efficient compared to the conventional methods if it indeed works. That is why I am presenting it here for discussion, with a catchy title ; )

Important infographics:

https://i.ibb.co/MSQrg69/plichta-prim-number-cross-english-by-maeckes.jpg

https://www.plichta.de/plichta/images/plichta/a_raum_und_zeit_01.gif

great animated graphic

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@mods: Could you may move this topic to "Serious discussion"? I couldn't do this as non-junior. Thank you!

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