Applications of ergodic theory to pseudorandom numbers

  • Choe, Geon-Ho (Department of Mathematics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon 305-701) ;
  • Kim, Chihurn -Choe (Department of Mathematics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon 305-701) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Han -Choe (Department of Mathematics, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon 305-701)
  • Published : 1998.02.01

Abstract

Several aspects of pseudorandom number generators are investigated from the viewpoint of ergodic theory. An algorithm of generating pseudorandom numbers proposed and shown to behave reasonably well.

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