theplu::yat::random::ContinuousUniform Class Reference

Uniform distribution. More...

#include <yat/random/random.h>

Inheritance diagram for theplu::yat::random::ContinuousUniform:

theplu::yat::random::Continuous

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

double operator() (void) const
void seed (unsigned long s) const
 Set the seed to s.
unsigned long seed_from_devurandom (void)
 Set the seed using the /dev/urandom device.

Protected Attributes

RNGrng_
 pointer to GSL random generator


Detailed Description

Uniform distribution.

Class for generating a random number from a uniform distribution in the range [0,1), i.e. zero is included but not 1.

Distribution function $ f(x) = 1 $ for $ 0 \le x < 1 $
Expectation value: 0.5
Variance: $ \frac{1}{12} $


Member Function Documentation

double theplu::yat::random::ContinuousUniform::operator() ( void   )  const [virtual]

Returns:
A random number

Implements theplu::yat::random::Continuous.

void theplu::yat::random::Continuous::seed ( unsigned long  s  )  const [inherited]

Set the seed to s.

Set the seed to s in the underlying rng. If s is zero, a default value from the rng's original implementation is used (cf. GSL documentation).

See also:
seed_from_devurandom, RNG::seed_from_devurandom, RNG::seed

unsigned long theplu::yat::random::Continuous::seed_from_devurandom ( void   )  [inline, inherited]

Set the seed using the /dev/urandom device.

Returns:
The seed acquired from /dev/urandom.
See also:
seed, RNG::seed_from_devurandom, RNG::seed


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