normal_randomdev.h

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#ifndef NORMAL_RANDOMDEV_H
#define NORMAL_RANDOMDEV_H

#include <cmath>
#include "randomgen.h"
#include "randomdev.h"
#include "lockptr.h"


namespace librandom {

/*BeginDocumentation
Name: rdevdict::normal - normal random deviate generator
Description: Generates normally distributed random numbers.

  p(x) = 1 / (sigma * \sqrt{2 pi}) * exp (-(x-mu)^2 / 2 sigma^2)    
    
Parameters:
 mu  - mean (default: 0.0)
 sigma - standard deviation (default: 1.0)

SeeAlso: CreateRDV, RandomArray, rdevdict
Author: Hans Ekkehard Plesser
*/

  class NormalRandomDev : public RandomDev
  {

  public:

    // accept only lockPTRs for initialization,
    // otherwise creation of a lock ptr would 
    // occur as side effect---might be unhealthy
    NormalRandomDev(RngPtr);
    NormalRandomDev();          // threaded

    using RandomDev::operator();
    double operator()(RngPtr) const;  // threaded

    void set_status(const DictionaryDatum&);

    void get_status(DictionaryDatum&) const; 

  private:
    double mu_;
    double sigma_;
  };

}

# endif