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Tag: data-generation

Sample points from a hyperboloid

A hyperboloid has the formula -x^2/a^2 – y^2/b^2 + z^2/c^2 = 1. How can I generate samples from this hyperboloid in Python? (Say, with a=b=c=1.) I was thinking to pick random x and y in [0,1] and then fill in the z value that would make the formula equal 1. However this would not sample uniformly. Is there a better

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