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Emergence of prime numbers as the result of evolutionary strategy.
Physical review letters - 27 Aug 2004
Campos Paulo R A, de Oliveira Viviane M, Giro Ronaldo, Galvão Douglas S
Abstract excerpt
We investigate by means of a simple theoretical model the emergence of prime numbers as life cycles, as those seen for some species of cicadas. The cicadas, more precisely the Magicicadas, spend most of their lives below the ground and then emerge and die in a short period of time. The Magicicadas display an uncommon behavior: their emergence is synchronized and these periods are usually prime numbers. In the...
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