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Re: Mathematics in Movies

#21

Post by BSEdlMMldESB »

brmgb wrote: post #19
BSEdlMMldESB wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

except for the autistic crazy who just somehow knows but I haven't seen that movie in many years, so I don't remember what he knows but the actual test was 9 digits? (if i recall well) I 'memorized' the first 31 primes! why? I'm not sure; but I know how I did it, I don't know what it means tho

I think you are missing the point here. The only even prime is 2. The only prime ending with a 5 is 5. The last digit of a prime bigger than 5 can only be 1, 3, 7 and 9.

I'm looking for some point?

also, you're focused on base 10. And that 1,3,7,9 is the basis of the how i remember them: 11,13,17,19 then 23 AND ALSO 101,103,107,109, and then 113. but why!?

I learned that all twin primes in base 4 either end in 1 xor 3. and I know that all primes congruent to 1 modulo 4 can factorized into a complex number with its conjugate (Gaussian primes). But I don't understand this, I only 'know it'

And then, I figured that all the twin primes in base 6 are always end in 5 then in 1. and that's it, this is supposed to be a question by the way

Re: Mathematics in Movies

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Post by javier_e06 »

In "No Country for Old Men" When Anton finds you and you don't want to die he leaves you with an option: "I'll kill you now or you flip a coin and call it in the air, if you win I'll let you go". Is that really an option? Mathematical Models. Game Theory.

Re: Mathematics in Movies

#23

Post by faraggi »

BSEdlMMldESB wrote: post #21
brmgb wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you are missing the point here. The only even prime is 2. The only prime ending with a 5 is 5. The last digit of a prime bigger than 5 can only be 1, 3, 7 and 9.

I'm looking for some point? also, you're focused on base 10. And that 1,3,7,9 is the basis of the how i remember them: 11,13,17,19 then 23 AND ALSO 101,103,107,109, and then 113. but why!? I learned that all twin primes in base 4 either end in 1 xor 3. and I know that all primes congruent to 1 modulo 4 can factorized into a complex number with its conjugate (Gaussian primes). But I don't understand this, I only 'know…

I recommend re-reading the OC and the replies.

Re: Mathematics in Movies

#24

Post by fosterfriends »

I used to laugh a the "let's enhance" (and still do), but watching generative image models get better, I wonder if fiction will become a reality, abet with lots of hallucinations. At least the enhanced reflections of perpetrators' faces will have a lovely mid-journey art style.

classic compilation of "Let's enhance" - https://youtu.be/LhF_56SxrGk

Re: Mathematics in Movies

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Post by gilleain »

fosterfriends wrote: post #24

I used to laugh a the "let's enhance" (and still do), but watching generative image models get better, I wonder if fiction will become a reality, abet with lots of hallucinations. At least the enhanced reflections of perpetrators' faces will have a lovely mid-journey art style. classic compilation of "Let's enhance" - https://youtu.be/LhF_56SxrGk

"The eigenvalue is off" was a nice one.

Nothing will beat NCIS though - for example where they 'enhanced' a picture where a reflection in an eyeball.

Re: Mathematics in Movies

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Post by rahkiin »

gilleain wrote: post #25
fosterfriends wrote: post #24

I used to laugh a the "let's enhance" (and still do), but watching generative image models get better, I wonder if fiction will become a reality, abet with lots of hallucinations. At least the enhanced reflections of perpetrators' faces will have a lovely mid-journey art style. classic compilation of "Let's enhance" - https://youtu.be/LhF_56SxrGk

"The eigenvalue is off" was a nice one. Nothing will beat NCIS though - for example where they 'enhanced' a picture where a reflection in an eyeball.

Nothing beats NCIS in abusing lack of knowledge around computer and software in the general public: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bwUdjeu4C6A (getting hacked through a power cable and fighting with 4 hands on a keyboard)

Re: Mathematics in Movies

#27

Post by BSEdlMMldESB »

faraggi wrote: post #23
BSEdlMMldESB wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm looking for some point? also, you're focused on base 10. And that 1,3,7,9 is the basis of the how i remember them: 11,13,17,19 then 23 AND ALSO 101,103,107,109, and then 113. but why!? I learned that all twin primes in base 4 either end in 1 xor 3. and I know that all primes congruent to 1 modulo 4 can factorized into a complex number with its conjugate (Gaussian primes). But I don't understand this, I only 'know…

I recommend re-reading the OC and the replies.

what is the OC? whose replies??

I think I gotta somehow get a better understanding of Mersenne and Eisenstein primes, but I don't like jumping through 'bureaucratic'-academic hoops to get things explained to me. it's only numbers, I have other things to do

Re: Mathematics in Movies

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Post by sva_ »

rahkiin wrote: post #26
gilleain wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"The eigenvalue is off" was a nice one. Nothing will beat NCIS though - for example where they 'enhanced' a picture where a reflection in an eyeball.

Nothing beats NCIS in abusing lack of knowledge around computer and software in the general public: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bwUdjeu4C6A (getting hacked through a power cable and fighting with 4 hands on a keyboard)

Create a GUI interface using visual basic to track an IP address https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hkDD03yeLnU

Re: Mathematics in Movies

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Post by cwmoore »

BSEdlMMldESB wrote: post #21
brmgb wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you are missing the point here. The only even prime is 2. The only prime ending with a 5 is 5. The last digit of a prime bigger than 5 can only be 1, 3, 7 and 9.

I'm looking for some point? also, you're focused on base 10. And that 1,3,7,9 is the basis of the how i remember them: 11,13,17,19 then 23 AND ALSO 101,103,107,109, and then 113. but why!? I learned that all twin primes in base 4 either end in 1 xor 3. and I know that all primes congruent to 1 modulo 4 can factorized into a complex number with its conjugate (Gaussian primes). But I don't understand this, I only 'know…

I am not a mathematician or an actor, but if I played one in Hollywood movies I could certainly answer your questions, confidently and wrong. Interesting tangent, just off-topic.

https://mathworld.wolfram.com/GaussianPrime.html

Re: Mathematics in Movies

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Post by tourist2d »

BSEdlMMldESB wrote: post #27
faraggi wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recommend re-reading the OC and the replies.

what is the OC? whose replies?? I think I gotta somehow get a better understanding of Mersenne and Eisenstein primes, but I don't like jumping through 'bureaucratic'-academic hoops to get things explained to me. it's only numbers, I have other things to do

If number end in 2 or 5, is divisible by 2 or 5. So number ending in 2 or 5 cannot be prime. Math no hard to understand!
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