Radiosity and Global Illumination |
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Author:
| Sillion, François Puech, Claude |
Series title: | The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-08-051568-7 |
Publication Date: | Aug 1994 |
Publisher: | Elsevier Science & Technology Books
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Imprint: | Morgan Kaufmann |
Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $72.95USD $87.54 |
Book Description:
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The radiosity method, originally a computation tool for thermal engineers, has evolved in recent years into a powerful and flexible simulation technique for radiant energy transfer. The ability to compute quantitatively accurate simulations of light transfers has opened a vast domain of applications for computer graphics. Thermal radiation studies, lighting design and remote sensing are a few of the fields affected by this exciting technique for producing synthetic images.
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More DescriptionThe radiosity method, originally a computation tool for thermal engineers, has evolved in recent years into a powerful and flexible simulation technique for radiant energy transfer. The ability to compute quantitatively accurate simulations of light transfers has opened a vast domain of applications for computer graphics. Thermal radiation studies, lighting design and remote sensing are a few of the fields affected by this exciting technique for producing synthetic images.
Here, the authors reformulate some of the most recent and innovative research results into a consistent framework, allowing readers to quickly acquire a comprehensive view of the technique and its derivatives. In addition to reviewing practical issues and offering recommendations, the authors also provide a complete theoretical presentation of the various radiosity algorithms.
Special highlights include 93 illustrations and 45 color plates and a practical guide which provides detailed information on various design issues for the development of global illumination software.