random number seed specification

From: Sue Kasahara <schubert_at_hep.umn.edu>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:12:00 -0600


Hi vmc team,
I am using a TRandom number generator that I pass to the TGeant3TGeo mc implementation. I use the SetSeed method of TRandom to specify a new seed at the start of each event processing.
What I find is that although I can vary the results of an event processing by adjusting the seed passed through SetSeed, and I can also receive reproducible results using the same starting seed (both indicating that my TRandom number generator is being used by TGeant3TGeo!), the GTRIGI print statement:

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