AMBER Archive (2005)

Subject: Re: AMBER: Is the MD simulation normal

From: Bill Ross (ross_at_cgl.ucsf.edu)
Date: Tue May 31 2005 - 22:41:42 CDT


> Could you please tell me why picking prime number is important? Thanks!

I have read that random number generators do better when seeded
with primes. The manual states, "The generator works most effectively
when the seed is large and an odd or a prime number (e.g. 71277,
the default)." I don't know how significant the difference between
sequences may be, but picking a prime can't hurt.

Bill
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