QuantLib: HaltonRsg Class Reference

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HaltonRsg Class Reference

Halton low-discrepancy sequence generator. More...

`#include <ql/math/randomnumbers/haltonrsg.hpp>`

## Public Types
typedef Sample< std::vector< Real > > | sample_type

## Public Member Functions
| HaltonRsg (Size dimensionality, unsigned long seed=0, bool randomStart=true, bool randomShift=false)
const sample_type & | nextSequence () const
const sample_type & | lastSequence () const
Size | dimension () const

## Detailed Description

Halton low-discrepancy sequence generator.

Halton algorithm for low-discrepancy sequence. For more details see chapter 8, paragraph 2 of "Monte Carlo Methods in Finance", by Peter Jäckel

Tests:
  - the correctness of the returned values is tested by reproducing known good values.
  - the correctness of the returned values is tested by checking their discrepancy against known good values.