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Answer by SEJPM for What are good random number generators for Monte Carlo...

Depending on how many random numbers you need in a short amount of time, it might be worth to consider using a cryptographic PRNG. In particular AES-CTR.Now of course you might say that "but AES-CTR is...

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Answer by Anyon for What are good random number generators for Monte Carlo...

It's been years since I've done Monte Carlo calculations (though it was more recent than the 90's!), so hopefully the information given below is still reasonably up-to-date. I've also had reason to...

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What are good random number generators for Monte Carlo calculations?

Many problems in Computational Physics need the use of random number generators. When studying magnetic materials using the Heisenberg/Ising Hamiltonians (related questions about them can be seen here,...

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