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Box-Muller transform

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Independent uniform distribution draws U1​,U2​ on (0,1) produce independent standard normal distribution draws X1​=−2logU1​​cos(2πU2​) and X2​=−2logU1​​sin(2πU2​). The proof transforms an independent uniform angle and radial density re−r2/2 through the polar-coordinate Jacobian.

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