An Introduction to Ray Tracing
eBook - PDF

An Introduction to Ray Tracing

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

An Introduction to Ray Tracing

About this book

The creation of ever more realistic 3-D images is central to the development of computer graphics. The ray tracing technique has become one of the most popular and powerful means by which photo-realistic images can now be created. The simplicity, elegance and ease of implementation makes ray tracing an essential part of understanding and exploiting state-of-the-art computer graphics.An Introduction to Ray Tracing develops from fundamental principles to advanced applications, providing "how-to" procedures as well as a detailed understanding of the scientific foundations of ray tracing. It is also richly illustrated with four-color and black-and-white plates. This is a book which will be welcomed by all concerned with modern computer graphics, image processing, and computer-aided design. - Provides practical "how-to" information - Contains high quality color plates of images created using ray tracing techniques - Progresses from a basic understanding to the advanced science and application of ray tracing

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. An Introduction to Ray Tracing
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1. An Overview of Ray Tracing
  8. Chapter 2. Essential Ray Tracing Algorithms
  9. Chapter 3. A Survey of Ray-Surface Intersection Algorithms
  10. Chapter 4. Surface Physics for Ray Tracing
  11. Chapter 5. Stochastic Sampling and Distributed RayTracing
  12. Chapter 6. A Survey of Ray Tracing Acceleration Techniques
  13. Chapter 7. Writing a Ray Tracer
  14. Chapter 8. A Ray Tracing Bibliography
  15. Chapter 9. A Ray Tracing Glossary
  16. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  17. Index