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An Infinite Universe of Number Systems

A visualization of the tower formed by the 3-adic numbers

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An Infinite Universe of Number Systems

By Kelsey Houston-Edwards

October 19, 2020

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The p-adics form an infinite collection of number systems based on prime numbers. They’re at the heart of modern number theory.

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An Infinite Universe of Number Systems