function [ x, seed ] = ball_unit_sample_nd ( n, seed ) %% BALL_UNIT_SAMPLE_ND picks a random point in the unit ball in ND. % % Discussion: % % N-1 random Givens rotations are applied to the point ( 1, 0, 0, ..., 0 ). % % The I-th Givens rotation is in the plane of coordinate axes I and I+1, % and has the form: % % [ cos ( theta ) - sin ( theta ) ] * x(i) = x'(i) % [ sin ( theta ) cos ( theta ) ] x(i+1) x'(i+1) % % Finally, a scaling is applied to set the point at a distance R % from the center, in a way that results in a uniform distribution. % % Modified: % % 22 June 2004 % % Author: % % John Burkardt % % Parameters: % % Input, integer N, the dimension of the space. % % Input, integer SEED, a seed for the random number generator. % % Output, real X(N), the random point. % % Output, integer SEED, an updated seed for the random number generator. % x(1) = 1.0; x(2:n) = 0.0; for i = 1 : n-1 [ r, seed ] = r8_uniform_01 ( seed ); random_cosine = 2.0 * r - 1.0; [ r, seed ] = r8_uniform_01 ( seed ); random_sign = 2 * floor ( 2.0 * r ) - 1; [ r, seed ] = r8_uniform_01 ( seed ); random_sine = random_sign * sqrt ( 1.0 - random_cosine * random_cosine ); xi = x(i); x(i ) = random_cosine * xi; x(i+1) = random_sine * xi; end [ r, seed ] = r8_uniform_01 ( seed ); r = r^( 1.0 / n ); x(1:n) = r * x(1:n);