Random Numbers and Monte Carlo Methods

2013 ◽  
pp. 127-145
Author(s):  
Philipp O. J. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Methods ◽  
Random Numbers

scholarly journals Advanced Statistical Testing of Quantum Random Number Generators

Entropy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldo Martínez ◽  
Aldo Solis ◽  
Rafael Díaz Hernández Rojas ◽  
Alfred U'Ren ◽  
Jorge Hirsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Methods ◽  
Random Number ◽  
Quantum States ◽  
Statistical Testing ◽  
Random Numbers ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Random Number Generators ◽  
Random Sequences ◽  
Natural Laws

Pseudo-random number generators are widely used in many branches of science, mainly in applications related to Monte Carlo methods, although they are deterministic in design and, therefore, unsuitable for tackling fundamental problems in security and cryptography. The natural laws of the microscopic realm provide a fairly simple method to generate non-deterministic sequences of random numbers, based on measurements of quantum states. In practice, however, the experimental devices on which quantum random number generators are based are often unable to pass some tests of randomness. In this review, we briefly discuss two such tests, point out the challenges that we have encountered in experimental implementations and finally present a fairly simple method that successfully generates non-deterministic maximally random sequences.

Random Numbers and Monte Carlo Methods

2010 ◽  
pp. 87-107
Author(s):  
Philipp O.J. Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Monte Carlo Methods ◽  
Random Numbers
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