Gaussian moat

English

Noun

Gaussian moat (plural Gaussian moats)

1. (number theory) The maximum difference between consecutive numbers in a sequence of distinct Gaussian prime numbers.
   • 2006, Deanna Haunsperger, Stephen Kennedy, The Edge of the Universe: Celebrating Ten Years of Math Horizons, page 49:

     If we can keep finding 'fatter and fatter' Gaussian moats surrounding the origin, then the prime-hiker will have to keep taking longer and longer steps.

   • 2020, Hector Florez, Sanjay Misra, Applied Informatics: Third International Conference, ICAI 2020, Ota, Nigeria, October 29–31, 2020, Proceedings, page 483:

     The approach we follow is composed by three main components, each one defined by its own algorithm. The first one generates the necessary Gaussian primes, the second one calculates the Gaussian Moat, and the third one calculates the shortest paths.

   • 2022, Luca Dal Negro, Waves in Complex Media, page 372:

     The Gaussian moat problem was posed originally by Basil Gordon in 1962 at the International Congress of Mathematicians held in Stockholm, […]