Why do prime numbers make these spirals? | Dirichlet’s theorem and pi approximations

Why it was recommended

Here is one of the most enlightening explanations for these kinds of spirals I have seen by 3blue1brown

Strong recommendationshezi · Original2021-08

What it covers

3Blue1Brown explains why plotting primes in polar coordinates produces spiral patterns, using modular arithmetic, Dirichlet's theorem and rational approximations of pi. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

3Blue1Brown

Length

22 min 21 sec

Year

2019

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