[gmx-users] pseudo-random algorithm

[Johnny Lu]

Thanks for answering my question.

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Roland Schulz <roland at utk.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Gromacs < 5.0 uses a Mersenne twister. See gmx_random.h. Starting with 5.0
> it uses Random123 threefry2x64. Why do you think your results are affected
> by the PRNG?
>
> Roland
>
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 6:23 PM, Johnny Lu <johnny.lu128 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > Before I start to feel optimistic about my alanine tripeptide simulation,
> > can I know
> >
> > which pseudo-random number algorithm does my installation of gromacs
> 4.6.6
> > use?
> >
> > It was installed on linux centos 5 with kernel 2.6.32-220.7.1.el6.x86_64,
> > and the machine has 12 intel cpu and no gpu.
> >
> > I was using the V-rescale thermostat.
> >
> > Thanks again.
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