Effects of the Random Number Generator on Computer Simulations

Parisi, Giorgio; Rapuano, Federico

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(85)90670-7

Effects of the Random Number Generator on Computer Simulations

Giorgio Parisi
(
- Rome U., Tor Vergata
)
,
Federico Rapuano
(
- CERN
)

Mar, 1985

2 pages

Published in:

Phys.Lett.B 157 (1985) 301-302

Published: 1985

DOI:

10.1016/0370-2693(85)90670-7

Report number:

CERN-TH-4141/85

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Abstract: (Elsevier)

We have measured the susceptibility of a three-dimensional Ising system in a box of 24 3 size. Our results do not agree within four standard deviations with the previous result obtained with a special-purpose machine. The origin of the discrepancy is due, in our opinion, to the different random number.

STATISTICAL MECHANICS: ISING
LATTICE FIELD THEORY: THREE-DIMENSIONAL
NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS: MONTE CARLO
COMPUTER: DEPENDENCE

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(
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)
,
R.B. Pearson
(
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)
,
Doug Toussaint
(
- Santa Barbara, KITP
)
,
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(
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)

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•
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private communication

V. Parisi