Title
A prime-dictated "random" walk
Technique
Experimental mathematics / Computer simulation
Description
The picture is created following an algorithm for a deterministic walk through a two-dimensional grid, which we refer to as a prime walk. The walk is constructed from a sequence of steps dictated by and dependent on the sequence of the last digits of the primes. Despite the apparent randomness of this generating sequence, the resulting structure presents remarkable properties and regularities in its pattern.

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Technical specifications
Example of the prime walk plot up to N = 10E9. The color code represents the z_max value computed as the number of visits.
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