Version 1.0
For technical assistance in installing or using SPRNG, please call Chi-Ok Hwang at (850) 644-7056 or email.
Changes to Version 0.5
Please read this if you have been using SPRNG 0.5.The following documents are available for the SPRNG parallel pseudorandom number generator libraries:
Quick Start
- This is a brief tutorial on installing and using some simple SPRNG features. It assumes some experience in installing software. However, links are provided in case more details are required.
Quick Reference
- Quick reference sheets for the SPRNG interfaces.
User's Guide
- The User's Guide contains detailed information on installing and using the libraries. It also discusses testing the generators for their quality.
Reference Manual
- Detailed discussions of the various SPRNG functions are presented in this document.
Articles on Random Number Generation
- Introduction to Parallel RNGs
- A discussion of random number generators for use in parallel applications.
- SPRNG: A Scalable Library for Pseudorandom Number Generation
- Describes some of the technical details of SPRNG. This is the postscript version of a paper submitted to the proceedings of MCQMC '98.
- Testing Parallel Random Number Generators
- Discusses RNG tests, and gives the test results for the SPRNG generators. This is the postscript version of a paper submitted to the proceedings of MCQMC '98.