Show HN: Using GPUs for other bs than AI – important prime record for the geeks

Category: other

Tags: prime-gaps, gpu-computing, number-theory, cuda, mathematical-research

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 7, Documentation: 6, Utility: 3)

BEACON is a GPU-accelerated pipeline for finding record prime gaps by deliberately constructing numbers near primorials, with a measured cost law that predicts compute requirements. It combines number-theoretic insight (Buchstab fence-rate law) with a full verification chain and salvage mechanisms, making record hunting a priced engineering effort rather than a lottery. The project is technically deep but serves a niche audience of prime-gap enthusiasts.

Target audience: computational number theorists, prime gap researchers, GPU computing enthusiasts

Repository: https://github.com/djuk8/beacon/ · Python · Apache-2.0

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