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Uniform Distribution Modulo One

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The theory of Uniform Distribution Modulo One is a branch of Number Theory which goes back to the seminal work of H. Weyl from 1916. For us the main motivation to study this topic lies in its application for numerical integration based on QMC rules.

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Leobacher, G., Pillichshammer, F. (2014). Uniform Distribution Modulo One. In: Introduction to Quasi-Monte Carlo Integration and Applications. Compact Textbooks in Mathematics. Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03425-6_2

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