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Scene decompositions for accelerated ray tracing

Spackman, 1989

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10070159042649700273
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Spackman J
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PQDT-UK & Ireland

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Ray tracing has come to the fore in the computer synthesis of realistic images over the last decade. This algorithm synthesises a particularly high degree of realism in both the shading and shape of surfaces. Surface shading calculations incorporate not only local diffuse and …
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