XorShift1024StarPhi.java

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package org.apache.commons.rng.core.source64;

/**
 * A fast RNG implementing the {@code XorShift1024*} algorithm.
 *
 * <p>Note: This supersedes {@link XorShift1024Star}. The sequences emitted by both
 * generators are correlated.</p>
 *
 * <p>This generator differs only in the final multiplier (a fixed-point representation
 * of the golden ratio), which eliminates linear dependencies from one of the lowest
 * bits.</p>
 *
 * @see <a href="http://xorshift.di.unimi.it/xorshift1024star.c">Original source code</a>
 * @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xorshift">Xorshift (Wikipedia)</a>
 * @since 1.3
 */
public class XorShift1024StarPhi extends XorShift1024Star {
    /**
     * Creates a new instance.
     *
     * @param seed Initial seed.
     * If the length is larger than 16, only the first 16 elements will
     * be used; if smaller, the remaining elements will be automatically
     * set. A seed containing all zeros will create a non-functional generator.
     */
    public XorShift1024StarPhi(long[] seed) {
        super(seed, 0x9e3779b97f4a7c13L);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a copy instance.
     *
     * @param source Source to copy.
     */
    protected XorShift1024StarPhi(XorShift1024StarPhi source) {
        super(source);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    @Override
    protected XorShift1024StarPhi copy() {
        // This exists to ensure the jump function performed in the super class returns
        // the correct class type. It should not be public.
        return new XorShift1024StarPhi(this);
    }
}