Function randVector

src/utilities/data/Vector.cpp:197–213

generates a Vector of N points randomly drawn between and including a and b.

/// generates a Vector of N points randomly drawn between and including a and b.
Vector randVector(double a, double b, unsigned N) {
  // seed random number generator
  static std::minstd_rand generator(42u);

  // define distribution
  boost::uniform_real<> dist(a, b);

  // create a generator
  boost::variate_generator<std::minstd_rand&, boost::uniform_real<>> uniformGenerator(generator, dist);

  Vector result(N);
  for (unsigned n = 0; n < N; ++n) {
    result(n) = uniformGenerator();  // draw from generator
  }

  return result;
}

/// generates a Vector of N points linearly spaced between and including a and b.
Vector linspace(double a, double b, unsigned N) {