Generated on custom silicon (surprise). Box-Muller does not work for real time requirements.
Ian "Glen Barnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Ian Buckner wrote: > > > > We generate pairs of properly distributed Gaussian variables at > > down to 10nsec intervals, essential in the application. Speed can > > be an issue, particularly in real time situations. > > Generated on what? (On a fast enough machine, even clunky old Box-Muller > can probably give you that rate.) > > How generated? > > Glen ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================