The famous linear congruential random number generator also known as minimal standard use formula
x(i+1)=16807*x(i) mod (2^31-1)
I want to implement this using fortran.
However, as pointed out by "Numerical Recipes", directly implement the formula with default Integer type (32bit) will cause 16807*x(i)
to overflow.
So the book recommend Schrage’s algorithm is based on an approximate factorization of m. This method can still implemented with default integer type.
However, I am wondering fortran actually has Integer(8)
type whose range is -9,223,372,036,854,775,808
to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807
which is much bigger than 16807*x(i)
could be.
but the book even said the following sentence
It is not possible to implement equations (7.1.2) and (7.1.3) directly in a high-level language, since the product of a and m − 1 exceeds the maximum value for a 32-bit integer.
So why can't we just use Integer(8)
type to implement the formula directly?
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