• DocumentCode
    1522561
  • Title

    Efficient generation of fair dice with few biased coins

  • Author

    Gargano, Luisa ; Vaccaro, Ugo

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Inf. ed Applicazioni, Salerno Univ., Italy
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1600
  • Lastpage
    1606
  • Abstract
    Given a random variable X which takes n equiprobable values, we consider several algorithmic questions related to the classical problem of simulating the outcomes of X by using a limited number of biased coins
  • Keywords
    probability; random number generation; randomised algorithms; simulation; algorithmic questions; biased coins; efficient generation; equiprobable values; fair dice; few biased coins; random variable; simulation; Random number generation; Random variables;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9448
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/18.771228
  • Filename
    771228
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1522561