Xorshift RNGs

Description of a class of simple, extremely fast random number generators (RNGs) with periods 2k - 1 for k = 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192. These RNGs seem to pass tests of randomness very well.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: George Marsaglia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Foundation for Open Access Statistics 2003-07-01
Series:Journal of Statistical Software
Online Access:http://www.jstatsoft.org/index.php/jss/article/view/2312
Description
Summary:Description of a class of simple, extremely fast random number generators (RNGs) with periods 2k - 1 for k = 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192. These RNGs seem to pass tests of randomness very well.
ISSN:1548-7660