Realistic Image Synthesis Using Photon Mapping(English, Hardcover, Jensen Henrik Wann)

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Realistic Image Synthesis Using Photon Mapping(English, Hardcover, Jensen Henrik Wann) is written by Jensen Henrik Wann and published by Taylor & Francis Inc. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1568811470 (ISBN 10) and 9781568811475 (ISBN 13).

Photon mapping, an extension of ray tracing, makes it possible to efficiently simulate global illumination in complex scenes. Photon mapping can simulate caustics (focused light, like shimmering waves at the bottom of a swimming pool), diffuse inter-reflections (e.g., the "bleeding" of colored light from a red wall onto a white floor, giving the floor a reddish tint), and participating media (such as clouds or smoke). This book is a practical guide to photon mapping; it provides the theory and practical insight necessary to implement photon mapping and simulate all types of direct and indirect illumination efficiently.