Equal-area spherical maps for computer graphics.

In this dissertation, we first introduce an equal-area spherical map, HEALPix, which is borrowed from astrophysics. Its associated sample pattern is uniformly distributed over the sphere surface. Then we discuss its application in environment mapping. Although the HEALPix representation is more bala...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wan, Liang.
Format: Others
Language:English
Chinese
Published: 2007
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Online Access:http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6074408
http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-344041