Sunday, February 02, 2014

[ifrphnja] Clock with generators of 13

The generators of GF(13) are 2, 6, 7, and 11, or equivalently, ±2 and ±6, or equivalently, ±2±1. Here are their powers, with patterns visible. (Also multiplication and division.)


Generatorg^0g^1g^2g^3g^4g^5g^6g^7g^8g^9g^10g^11g^12
21248361211951071
111114537122981061
61610892127354111
71710591112638421

They are a permutation of 1 through 12. Create a clock with the digits permuted according to a generator. One vague idea is that the clock goes twice as fast every hour.

61 is also prime with generator 2.

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