Problems in elementary number theory and methods from physics

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I was wondering if there are intuitive "physical" arguments to solve problems from number theory (elementary number theory in particular, but also advanced topics).

To make an example, a proof of some equivalences about primes that uses concepts like energy, forces, or something of that kind.

Can you suggest some references on this subject (or make some examples yourself)?

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A "physical" approach to a possible proof of the Riemann Hypothesis: The Spectrum of Riemannium.

The idea: the zeros of $\zeta$ are "like" the energy levels of an atomic nucleus.