Howdy, I would very much like to see these RNGs added to GSL, so that I can add them to Math::GSL and access them from Perl. I am willing to work on integrating these into GSL, as long as the GSL maintainers want this to be done. Should I continue in this direction?
Cheers, [0] http://search.cpan.org/dist/Math-GSL/ On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Robert G. Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Brian et. al. > > As we're discussing the roadmap for a new GSL, I'd like to offer up at > least two, maybe three more random number generators for inclusion in > the GSL list that have been contributed and integrated into dieharder. > One that I think should absolutely be there is rng_aes -- basically an > implementation of AES as a random number generator. AES is > cryptographic grade random and is arguably very close to a "gold > standard" that can be used to test random number generator testers, as > there is always an unstated addition to the null hypothesis "Assuming > that this is a perfect random number generator AND that this is a valid > test...", and failure of the latter is very difficult to discriminate > from failure of the former without at least a few generators for which > failure of the former is arguably less likely than failure of the > latter. rng_threefish does the same thing on top of many rounds of > skein. I was using aespipe to feed dieharder in a pipe until these were > contributed, but having them integrated is worthwhile, especially given > that rng_aes is respectably fast, around 1/5 the speed of mt19937. > > rgb > > Robert G. Brown http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/ > Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 > Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 > Phone: 1-919-660-2567 Fax: 919-660-2525 email:[email protected] > > > -- Jonathan Leto [email protected] http://leto.net
