Optimization of random number generators: Efficient search for high-quality LCGs

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 289-293

  Entacher, K ^a   Schell, T ^b   Uhl, A ^b  

^a SALZBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

LCG; LCG parameter search; Random number generation; Spectral test

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); OPTIMIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

LINEAR CONGRUENTIAL GENERATORS (LCG);

RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION;

EID: 0035471851     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-8920(01)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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