Stochastic Implicit Surfaces Modelling And Rendering(1st Edition)

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Book Price $73.5 : Implicit Surfaces Are A Powerful Shape Primitive For Computer Graphics. This Book Focuses On A Shape Modelling Approach Which Generates Synthetic Shapes By The Specification Of An Implicit Surface Generating Function That Has Random Properties. This Type Of Graphic Object Can Be Called A Stochastic Implicit Surface Because The Surface Is Perceived As The Realisation Of A Stochastic Process. The Contributions Of This Book Are In The Form Of New And Improved Modelling And Rendering Algorithms To Deal With Stochastic Implicit Surfaces. On The Modelling Side, A Topological Correction Algorithm Is Described To Detect Disconnected Surface Parts That Arise As A Consequence Of The Implicit Surface Representation. A Surface Deformation Algorithm, Based On Advection Through A Vector Field, Is Also Presented. On The Rendering Side, An Improved Ray Casting Method Is Presented That Guarantees Correct Intersections Between View Rays And The Surface, Followed By A Progressive Refinement Algorithm That Provides An Interactive Rendering Environment Where The Image Quality Steadily Improves. An Application Is Given In The Context Of The Procedural Modelling Of A Fractal Planet. See more