Published September 1, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Non-periodic pseudo-random numbers used in Monte Carlo calculations

  • 1. Instituto de Fsica 'Gleb Wataghin', UNICAMP, 13087-970 Campinas, SP (Brazil)

Description

The generation of pseudo-random numbers is one of the interesting problems in Monte Carlo simulations, mostly because the common computer generators produce periodic numbers. We used simple pseudo-random numbers generated with the simplest chaotic system, the logistic map, with excellent results. The numbers generated in this way are non-periodic, which we demonstrated for 1013 numbers, and they are obtained in a deterministic way, which allows to repeat systematically any calculation. The Monte Carlo calculations are the ideal field to apply these numbers, and we did it for simple and more elaborated cases. Chemistry and Information Technology use this kind of simulations, and the application of this numbers to quantum Monte Carlo and cryptography is immediate. I present here the techniques to calculate, analyze and use these pseudo-random numbers, show that they lack periodicity up to 1013 numbers and that they are not correlated

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2007.04.088;
arXiv
arXiv:cond-mat/0701099v1;
PII
S0921-4526(07)00342-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
398
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 468-471
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

Conference

Title
New trends in structural, electronic and magnetic properties of matter
Acronym
Workshop on at the frontiers of condensed matter III
Dates
11-15 Dec 2006
Place
Buenos Aires (Argentina)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38106648
Subject category
S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHAOS THEORY; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; COMPUTERS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PERIODICITY; RANDOMNESS
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; MATHEMATICS; SIMULATION; VARIATIONS

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