https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/math_0210327/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31644072urn:hackerpapers:mention:math_0210327:31644072Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:38:44 GMT<p>You have seen the Ulam spiral[1] from 1963, right? I don’t know that it provides any actual insight into this stupenduously complicated[2] topic, but if you want something to draw about prime numbers that’s probably the best-known option. Or see the story about “primons”[3] for a view that’s less visual but no less tangible (given a certain kind of background at least). And yes, as you note, your CDF very much looks like a square grid after an inversion. That is to say: draw a square grid on a horizontal plane, lay down a ball on that plane, project the image onto the surface of the ball by…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/math_0210327/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>math.NT