Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Lattice
Scientific paper
1993-08-31
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Lattice
University of Helsinki preprint HU-TFT-93-41
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.48.R4211
We present results of extensive bit level tests on some pseudorandom number generators which are commonly used in physics applications. The generators have first been tested with an extended version of the $d$-tuple test. Second, we have developed a novel {\it cluster test} where a physical analogy of the binary numbers with the two dimensional Ising model has been utilized. We demonstrate that the new test is rather powerful in finding periodic correlations on bit level. Results of both test methods are presented for each bit of the output of the generators. Some generators exhibit clear bit level correlations but we find no evidence of discernible correlations for generators, which have recently produced systematic errors in Monte Carlo simulations.
Ala-Nissila Tapio
Kankaala Kari
Vattulainen Ilpo
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