Anything "BOINC" specific can be commented on here...such as Project news and announcements etc. Also: any problems with BOINC or maybe you have found something interesting, tell us about it. Chat about the various 3rd party client applications used for some of the projects such as optimised clients.
This has been running a couple of months but I've only just noticed it! (One for John's stats as well by the look of it!)
About primaboinca
PRIMABOINCA is a research project that uses Internet-connected computers to search for a counterexample to some conjectures.
This project concerns itself with two hypotheses in number theory. Both are conjectures for the identification of prime numbers. The first conjecture (Agrawal’s Conjecture) was the basis for the formulation of the first deterministic prime test algorithm in polynomial time (AKS algorithm). Hendrik Lenstras and Carl Pomerances heuristic for this conjecture suggests that there must be an infinite number of counterexamples. So far, however, no counterexamples are known. This hypothesis was tested for n < 1010 without having found a counterexample. The second conjecture (Popovych’s conjecture) adds a further condition to Agrawals conjecture and therefore logically strengthens the conjecture. If this hypothesis would be correct, the time of a deterministic prime test could be reduced from O(log N)6 (currently most efficient version of the AKS algorithm) to O(log N)3.
If that helps!
We're only 37th in the World and just 3rd in the UK
Temujin wrote:They even have an app for the PS3 :thumbup:
How do I get the PS3 app, John?
hmmn, it's not as easy these days. Sony have removed the ability to load other operating systems, certainly on the thin PS3s and I think also for the fat PS3s if you've updated it.
So, you'll need a PS3 that still has the 'other OS' option
then you install linux on it as a 2nd OS
then download & install boinc
then attach to primaboinca
I know this may be annoying some people who get in too late but they've been granting 200 credits per WU since 12:00 today. I've missed out as my PCs have been off but I'm getting them at this very minute!
