PetscPDFSampleGaussian1D#

Sample uniformly from a Gaussian distribution in 1D

Synopsis#

#include "petscdt.h" 
PetscErrorCode PetscPDFSampleGaussian1D(const PetscReal p[], const PetscReal dummy[], PetscReal x[])

Not Collective

Input Parameters#

  • p - A uniform variable on [0, 1]

  • dummy - ignored

Output Parameter#

  • x - Coordinate in [-\infty, \infty]

Note: http://www.mimirgames.com/articles/programming/approximations-of-the-inverse-error-function/ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27229371/inverse-error-function-in-c

Level#

beginner

Location#

src/dm/dt/interface/dtprob.c

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