Re:Every odd number greater than five is the sum of three pr...
by laumars on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @06:14AM
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Pure mathematics has a habit of trickling down to real world applications.
Sometimes that influence is direct, as seen with cryptography. In fact much of the worlds security is based on prime numbers. eg HTTPS (SSL / TLS) uses RSA.
Sometimes that influence is indirect. Such as math theorems that are applied to physics. Which in turn lead to real world products (eg faster processors, GPS, etc).
Sometimes that influence is direct, as seen with cryptography. In fact much of the worlds security is based on prime numbers. eg HTTPS (SSL / TLS) uses RSA.
Sometimes that influence is indirect. Such as math theorems that are applied to physics. Which in turn lead to real world products (eg faster processors, GPS, etc).