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Using a computer algorithm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_twister http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_twister is a good choice. "Anyone who considers
by mellavora 12y ago
Using a computer algorithm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_twister http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersenne_twister is a good choice.
"Anyone who considers arithmetical methods of producing random digits is, of course, in a state of sin." -- Von Neumann.
Using a computer, maybe look for small current variations around a resistor or similar device? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_random_number_generator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_random_number_generato...
- lvh 12y agoThe problems in the article have nothing to do with the source; it assumes that a source of randomness already exists. Mersenne Twister provides you with some random numbers (generally sequences of random, uniformly distributed, 32 bit integers). It does not solve the problem of picking a random double between 0 and 1.