[Boost-users] Class template normal_distribution. What is the actually mapping function?

From: Jeanette Auer (J.Auer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-29 20:32:10

Does anyone know what is the actual mapping function used by the
<boost/random/normal_distribution.hpp> to map uniform random into the
normal distribution?  While I suspect it is the Marsaglia's ziggurat
algorithm I need to know for certain and I can not find the details on
the BOOST site.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Jeanette Auer
Associate Lecture
Dept. Comp. Sci. & Comp. Eng
La Trobe University
Victoria  3086