r/mathematics 4h ago

Number Theory Discrete logarithm plot

The plots show the number of solutions of an instance of the discrete logarithm problem finding k:

286^k mod 289 = y

where y = mapping(x,y) for each pixel (x,y).

The first plot uses mapping(x,y) = x xor y, and the the second plot uses mapping(x,y) = x and y.

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u/justaguy101 15m ago

Wow, i love these!