I understand that the public key q
is generated by the point addition of g
(some secp256 k1 constant) u
times such that u
is a big number (private key). This process can be simplified in this diagram below.
Hence the formula follows q=u*j
But why cant I use this diagram below and trace back the public key point to the point of the private key by following the tangents back to the original point. I'm sure I could do this in desmos-graphing or something using some pretty simple linear algebra.