i forgot to post this back when i was going insane (as if i'm not still insane). but. but.
some original art i made after disappearing from the face of the (tumblr) earth
fabriz (qpr) doodles for the soul :3
#sukuita
I've tried to draw the graphs of a function x ↦ x² in ℤ/pℤ for some of prime p's. And the result gives me the feeling like I'm a medieval sage and I'm studying some sort of alchemy :)
Apparently we can see quadratic residues (the numbers which have at least one incoming arrow) and quadratic non-residues (have no incoming arrow). It is a visual representation of a fact that for each prime p there are equal amounts of both, which is (p-1)/2. Also, I could see two structures: cycles and trees, which are always combined and which I am curious to investigate further. Also it's interesting how the number of connected components is related to the number p
It really feels like I gradually unveil the secrets of the universe. The look of my printed paper also gives an impression of an ancient scroll
really helpful technique ^ once you know how to divide by halves and thirds it makes drawing evenly spaced things in perspective waaay easier: