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Mathematics of Computation

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Proving the deterministic period breaking of linear congruential generators using two tile quasicrystals
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by Louis-Sébastien Guimond and Jiří Patera;
Math. Comp. 71 (2002), 319-332
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-01-01331-X
Published electronically: September 17, 2001

Abstract:

We describe the design of a family of aperiodic PRNGs (APRNGs). We show how a one-dimensional two tile cut and project quasicrystal (2TQC) used in conjunction with LCGs in an APRNG generates an infinite aperiodic pseudorandom sequence. In the suggested design, any 2TQC corresponding to unitary quadratic Pisot number combined with either one or two different LCGs can be used.
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Bibliographic Information
  • Louis-Sébastien Guimond
  • Affiliation: Centre de Recherches Mathématiques, Université de Montréal, c.p. 6128, succ. centre-ville, Montréal (Québec), Canada, H3C-3J7
  • Email: guimond@CRM.UMontreal.CA
  • Jiří Patera
  • Affiliation: Centre de Recherches Mathématiques, Université de Montréal, c.p. 6128, succ. centre-ville, Montréal (Québec), Canada, H3C-3J7
  • Email: patera@CRM.UMontreal.CA
  • Received by editor(s): October 15, 1999
  • Received by editor(s) in revised form: March 14, 2000
  • Published electronically: September 17, 2001
  • Additional Notes: This work was supported by NSERC of Canada and FCAR of Québec.
  • © Copyright 2001 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Math. Comp. 71 (2002), 319-332
  • MSC (2000): Primary 65C10, 82D99; Secondary 68U99
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0025-5718-01-01331-X
  • MathSciNet review: 1863003