Some comments on computer implementation of random number generators

DOI10.1016/0377-0427(92)90212-GMaRDI QIDQ1196840zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Fatin Sezgin

Publication date 16 January 1993

Published in Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-0427(92)90212-G

zbMATH Keywords

implementationmultiplicative random number generatorsportability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Random number generation in numerical analysis (65C10)

Review text

The note, inspired by a paper of \textit{J. E. Gentle} [(*) ibid. 31, No. 1, 119-125 (1990; Zbl 0703.65008)], summarizes some implementation dependent portability problems for multiplicative random number generators presented by several authors but not mentioned in (*).

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• A More Portable Fortran Random Number Generator
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• Computer implementation of random number generators
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(10)

• Implementation of a random number generator in OCCAM
• Systematic searches for good multiple recursive random number generators
• Effective and efficient restriction on producing the multipliers for the multiple recursive random number generator
• Some remarks on a new composite random number generator
• The revised recursive reduction for efficiently generating random numbers
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• Simulated division with approximate factoring for the multiple recursive generator with both unrestricted multiplier and non-Mersenne prime modulus
• Thoughts on pseudorandom number generators
• Computer implementation of random number generators

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Uses Software

• UNIRAN
• AS 183

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