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Informally, an algorithm is a set of explicit instructions used to solve a problem (e.g. Euclid's algorithm for computing the greatest common divisor of two integers). For more specific questions on algorithms, this tag may be used in conjunction with the approximation-algorithms, algorithmic-randomness and algorithmic-topology tags.

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How to correctly generate uniformly distibuted random elements from SO(n)?

Here is a relevant reference: How to generate random matrices from the classical compact groups http://arxiv.org/abs/arXiv:math-ph/0609050
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How to generate a net on a 8-dimensional sphere

In case the goal is to draw points inside the sphere, the discussion Intuitive proof that the first (n-2) coordinates on a sphere are uniform in a ball seems relevant. In other words, one simply dra …
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