UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DEL ESTADO DE AGUASCALIENTES

TRABAJO, SIMULACIÓN
DIEGO RUIZ
MARÍA GUADALUPE DÁVILA HERRERA
IND08C UP200825
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A pseudorandom sequence of numbers is one that appears to be statistically

random, despite having been produced by a completely deterministic and repeatable
process. Random number generation has many uses, such as random outcome,
Monte Carlo methods, board games, or betting. In physics, however, most
processes, such as gravitational acceleration, are deterministic, meaning they always
produce the same result from the same starting point. Some notable
exceptions are radioactive fault and quantum measurement, both modeled as
truly occasional processes in the underlying physics. Since these processes are
not random number practices, pseudorandom numbers are used, which ideally
have the unpredictability of a truly random sequence, despite being generated
by a deterministic process.

In many applications, the deterministic process is a computer algorithm called

a pseudorandom number generator, which must first be supplied with a number
called a random seed. Since the same seed will produce the same sequence each
time, it is important that the seed is chosen well and kept hidden, especially in security
applications where pattern unpredictability is a critical
feature.

In some cases where it is important that the sequence be demonstrably

unpredictable, physical sources of random numbers have been used, such as
radioactive decay, wet electromagnetic noise obtained from a radio tuned between
stations, or interspersed interference from keystrokes. The time investment required
to obtain these numbers leads to a trade-off: use some of these physical readouts as
seeds for a pseudorandom number generator.
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