Advanced Global Illumination, Second Edition

By Philippe Bekaert

Advanced Global Illumination, Second Edition

Providing a fundamental understanding of global illumination algorithms, this book discusses a broad class of algorithms for realistic image synthesis and introduces a theoretical basis for the algorithms presented.

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Table of Contents

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Physics of Light Transport

Chapter 3: Monte Carlo Methods

Chapter 4: Strategies for Computing Light Transport

Chapter 5: Stochastic Path-Tracing Algorithms

Chapter 6: Stochastic Radiosity

6.1: Classic Radiosity

6.2: The Form Factors

6.3: Stochastic Relaxation Radiosity

6.4: Discrete Random Walk Methods for Radiosity

6.5: Photon Density Estimation Methods

6.6: Variance Reduction and Low-Discrepancy Sampling

6.7: Hierarchical Refinement and Clustering

6.8: Exercises

Chapter 7: Hybrid Algorithms

Chapter 8: The Quest for Ultimate Realism and Speed

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Appendix A: A Class Library for Global Illumination

Appendix B: Hemispherical Coordinates

Appendix C: Theoretical Analysis of Stochastic Relaxation Radiosity

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