Several years ago I came up with a algorithm that was thousands of times faster then anything else known at finding long chains of primes in sequences. primes.plentyoffish.com contains the original post I made when we found the first 23 primes in succession. I created the application, and then recruited Paul Jobling and Paul Underwood to provide computers to aid in finding the record.
In 2004 Terry Tao solved one of the hardest problems in Math and cited our record http://arxiv.org/pdf/math.NT/0404188
Here is more details on why he won the Fields Medal which is considered the Nobel Prize of Math, there is a typo there as it should say the record is 23 primes in progression. Paul Jobling emailed Terry Tao to confirm.
http://www.physorg.com/news75479793.html
Earlier this year I refined the program and found several more chains of 23 primes. I am amazed I managed to create this program in the first place, I barely barely even understand how it works and I wrote it. This is because the program scans in multiple dimensions is very hard to conceptualize. At any rate I think its cool that my record is cited in the Fields Medals press release.
August 30, 2006 at 6:11 pm |
Unreal – so the truth finally comes out, turn out you’re a closet genius.
August 30, 2006 at 7:01 pm |
Congratulations, Markus. How many guys whose research is cited in a Fields Medal paper do you think run online dating sites? I’m betting not many
August 30, 2006 at 7:09 pm |
That’s amazing. Congratulations!
Really enjoy reading your blog, keep up the interesting posts.
August 30, 2006 at 7:10 pm |
Very Cool. Congratulations.
August 30, 2006 at 7:50 pm |
I read your explanation of your algo, but is there a simple example, say one with only 3 diminsions which explains your alternative approach?
August 30, 2006 at 8:00 pm |
nobel prize next? congrats!
August 30, 2006 at 10:00 pm |
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August 31, 2006 at 12:48 am |
that’s so kewl..
Now can you program /alog on how to get 23 consecutive date’s thru plentyoffish.com..please please… !!
- Just kidding !!
Cong’rats on the algos and citation
August 31, 2006 at 8:43 am |
Congratulations and………
respect!
August 31, 2006 at 11:12 am |
Congratulations Markus,
I became obsessed with proving Fermat’s Last Theorem a few years back (given up – for now) so I can imagine this is a very satisfying result for you.
Regards
August 31, 2006 at 10:09 pm |
I am a closet math geek – my undergrad was in mathematics. Great math can be beautiful, much like art. Great work on tapping your ‘math genius’ and writting the program in the first place.
September 3, 2006 at 3:58 am |
Fantastic news Markus, well done on the mention.
November 20, 2006 at 8:24 pm |
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November 5, 2007 at 1:47 pm |
Fantastic news Markus, well done on the mention.
July 6, 2008 at 4:21 am |
Well done Markus, great news, congratulation
!
January 12, 2009 at 2:06 am |
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May 20, 2011 at 8:04 am |
Thank you so much for the cameo! I
almost didn’t recognize myself
until I realized that I had my
hair up in the photo I sent you
Now that have such a wonderful
avatar I’ll have to comment more
often- I’m afraid I’m one of the
silent passengers. I can’t wait
to finally see Beaverton!
November 9, 2011 at 4:40 pm |
math help for kids…
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