Ulam-like Spiral Experiments

A collection of visualizations exploring prime number spiral patterns.

Ulam Spiral

The classic Ulam spiral, discovered by mathematician Stanisław Ulam, revealing diagonal patterns in prime numbers on a square grid.

Archimedean Spiral

A variation combining the Archimedean spiral with Ulam's prime visualization, creating a continuous circular pattern.

Polygonal Spiral

Prime numbers visualized along polygonal spirals, demonstrating prime gaps and how shape geometry affects pattern emergence.

Riemann Zeta

The path of the Riemann zeta function along the critical line, visualized in the complex plane. Cardioid and spiral visual patterns emerge.

Pioneer Hierarchy (beta)

A recursive visualization of "Pioneer" prime symmetries. Drill down into Twin, Cousin, and Sexy prime patterns to see how they evolve.

Multiplication Clock

Numbers laid around a ring where multiplication mod a prime becomes a single rotation. Multiplying repeatedly draws a star polygon.

Möbius × Landings

The Möbius spiral as base (what each number is built from), with sparse markers for significant landings on the multiplication clock mod p. Laps, square residues, primitive roots. Do they align?

Prime-Field Census

Stack many primes instead of one. Pick a number, keep multiplying around each prime's clock: across thousands of primes it takes the "full tour" about 37% of the time, and almost any number does. A steady pattern no single clock shows; g = 5 is the odd one out.