Re: [Phys-L] From a Math Prof (physics BS major) at my institution ( math challenge)

[Chuck Britton <cvbritton@mac.com>]

Radioactive decays and Thermal Fluctuations are sometimes used.


On Feb 22, 2014, at 5:07 PM, Bernard Cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org> wrote:

> On 2014, Feb 22, , at 10:42, John Denker <jsd@av8n.com> wrote:
>
> > As a corollary:  If you want to validate a RNG, you don't
> > do it by running statistical tests on the output.  That's
> > guaranteed to be a fool's errand.  Instead you look at
> > the /mechanism/ by which the numbers are generated, and
> > validate the randomness of the mechanism.
>
>
> Is there a “perfect” RNG?
>
> All the noise generators of which I think have flaws.  
>
>
> bc dismissed throwing decahedra early on.  
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