A new class of random number generators required for advanced computer architectures

Technical Report · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/257445· OSTI ID:257445

Warnock, T; Beyer, W; Wood, W W

This is the final report of a three-year, Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The advent of ever more powerful computers allows one to run Monte Carlo computations of unprecedented length. Currently used random number generators (RNGs) do not have the cycle length necessary for these computations. It is possible to cycle completely through most RNGs used on workstations in a few minutes computations. Even having a long period may not qualify a RNG as suitable. The authors are developing tests that will allow them to develop high quality RNGs for use in long computations.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 257445
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-96-1885; ON: DE96012868; TRN: AHC29615%%143
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: [1996]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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TESTING
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