PyMTGP64 1.0

Python version of the Mersenne Twister pseudo-random number generator for Graphic Processor (MTGP)

PyMTGP64

This Python module is an interface to MTGP, the Mersenne Twister for Graphic Processors (MTGP version 1.1.2)
by Mutsuo Saito and Makoto Matsumoto (Hiroshima University).
For more details see http://www.math.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~m-mat/MT/MTGP/ and the reference below.

The module provides random generators for uniform, Normal and Poisson distributions.
Only 64-bit floating numbers are generated.
The random generator for the Poisson distribution exists in two forms. In the first one,
the distribution is computed for a single value of the characteristic mean 'lambda'.
In the second form, each generated random number can have is own mean value 'lambda'.
This form is particularly suited for generating Photon noise for a large image.

The module implements and provides the following methods:
* init(seed) : Initialize the module
* uniform(n) : Generates n uniformly distributed random numbers in the real interval ]0,1[
* normal(n) : Generates two random series of size n Normally distributed
* poisson(lambda,n) : Generates a Poisson distribution of mean lambda and size n
* poisson_multlamb(lambda) : As poisson() with multiple values of lambda (one for each generated random number).
* free() : Free the state of the pseudo-random number generator
* seed(value) : Initialize the seed value
* block_seeds(seeds) : Initialize the seed associated with each block
* block_num() : Return the number of blocks
* device() : Return the device index

For a complete example see pymtgp64_test.py

Reference: Mutsuo Saito, Makoto Matsumoto, Variants of Mersenne Twister Suitable for Graphic Processors,
Transactions on Mathematical Software, 39 (2013), pp. 12:1--12:20, DOI:10.1145/2427023.24270249

INSTALLATION

The compilation requires CUDA Toolkit (version 5.0 or later).
Edit appropriatley the Makefile. You must in particular define the path
where CUDA libraries and header files are installed (CUDAPATH).
You may also want to tune the constants that are defined in mtgp64-const.h

To compile the module type :
make all
and to install it type:
make install
or
python setup.py install --home=$HOME/
Depending on your system, this will install the module in $HOME/lib/python or in $HOME/lib64/python
You can also install it as root for all the users, in that case type:
sudo python setup.py install

You can finally do a complete test by typping:
make test
This will run the script named pymtgp64_test.py


LICENCES

Copyright (c) 2013 by R. Samadi (LESIA - Observatoire de Paris)


This is a free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Mutsuo Saito, Makoto Matsumoto and Hiroshima
University.
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