| Description |
1 online resource (384 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Foreword; Table of Contents; Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Physics of Light Transport; Chapter 3: Monte Carlo Methods; Chapter 4: Strategies for Computing Light Transport; Chapter 5: Stochastic Path-Tracing Algorithms; Chapter 6: Stochastic Radiosity; Chapter 7: Hybrid Algorithms; Chapter 8: The Quest for Ultimate Realism and Speed; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Appendix A: A Class Library for Global Illumination; Appendix B: Hemispherical Coordinates; Appendix C: Theoretical Analysis of Stochastic Relaxation Radiosity; Bibliography |
| Summary |
This book provides a fundamental understanding of global illumination algorithms. It discusses a broad class of algorithms for realistic image synthesis and introduces a theoretical basis for the algorithms presented. Topics include: physics of light transport, Monte Carlo methods, general strategies for solving the rendering equation, stochastic path-tracing algorithms such as ray tracing and light tracing, stochastic radiosity including photon density estimation and hierarchical Monte Carlo radiosity, hybrid algorithms, metropolis light transport, irradiance caching, photon mapping and insta |
| Notes |
IndexBack Cover |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Computer graphics
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computer graphics.
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COMPUTERS -- General.
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Computer graphics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bala, Kavita, 1971-
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Bekaert, Philippe, 1967-
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Bekaert, Philippe
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Bala, Kavita
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| ISBN |
9781439864951 |
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1439864950 |
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