Gaussian prime spirals

• Published in 2012
• Added on 2012-03-24

Imagine a particle in the complex plane, starting at $c_0$, a Gaussian integer, moving initially $\pm$ in the horizontal or vertical directions. When it hits a Gaussian prime, it turns left $90^{\circ}$.

Links

• http://mathoverflow.net/questions/91423/gaussian-prime-spirals

Other information

BibTeX entry

@online{item15,
	key = {item15},
	type = {online},
	title = {Gaussian prime spirals},
	author = {Joseph O'Rourke},
	abstract = {Imagine a particle in the complex plane, starting at {\$}c{\_}0{\$}, a Gaussian integer, moving initially {\$}\pm{\$} in the horizontal or vertical directions. When it hits a Gaussian prime, it turns left {\$}90^{\{}\circ{\}}{\$}.},
	comment = {},
	date_added = {2012-03-24},
	date_published = {2012-11-11},
	urls = {http://mathoverflow.net/questions/91423/gaussian-prime-spirals},
	collections = {Easily explained},
	url = {http://mathoverflow.net/questions/91423/gaussian-prime-spirals},
	urldate = {2012-03-24},
	year = 2012
}