From ac79bc71b918c64aaa838b18b6ed7559b1a62bf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nadams Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 06:17:34 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Edited ch04.asciidoc with Atlas code editor --- ch04.asciidoc | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/ch04.asciidoc b/ch04.asciidoc index f117042b..f6d21eb2 100644 --- a/ch04.asciidoc +++ b/ch04.asciidoc @@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ The _mod p_ (modulo prime number p) indicates that this curve is over a finite f Because this curve is defined over a finite field of prime order instead of over the real numbers, it looks like a pattern of dots scattered in two dimensions, which makes it difficult to visualize. However, the math is identical to that of an elliptic curve over real numbers. As an example, <> shows the same elliptic curve over a much smaller finite field of prime order 17, showing a pattern of dots on a grid. The +secp256k1+ bitcoin elliptic curve can be thought of as a much more complex pattern of dots on a unfathomably large grid. [[ecc-over-F17-math]] +[role="smallersixty"] .Elliptic curve cryptography: visualizing an elliptic curve over F(p), with p=17 image::images/mbc2_0403.png["ecc-over-F17-math"]