Parallel processing of random number generation for Monte Carlo turbulence simulation (Q1116628)
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Parallel processing of random number generation for Monte Carlo turbulence simulation (English)
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1989
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In Monte Carlo computations on multi-processor computers used as a model for drift-wave turbulence in plasma physics, pseudo-random numbers generators with the following characteristics are requested: 1) numbers given to each processor should be disjoint sets; 2) the sets are reproducible run to run; and 3) the sets of numbers are the same as those obtained by using the same random number generator on computers with different numbers of processors. A simple method is given for generating reproducible sets of pseudo-random numbers with these characteristics. The method employs hopping through the sequence at large equal interval. The relation with the leapfrog method [\textit{K. O. Bowman} and \textit{M. T. Robinson}, Proc. Second. Conf. Hypercube Multiprocessors, SIAM 445 (1987)] is mentioned.
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Monte Carlo computations
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multi-processor computers
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drift-wave turbulence
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plasma physics
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pseudo-random numbers generators
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hopping
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leapfrog method
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