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Author Weiskopf, Daniel.

Title GPU-based interactive visualization techniques / Daniel Weiskopf
Published Berlin : Springer, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 312 pages) : 112 figure (42 color), 11 table
Series Mathematics and visualization
Mathematics and visualization.
Contents Visualization of 3D scalar fields -- Vector field visualization -- Perception-oriented and non-photorealistic rendering
Summary "Scientific visualization has become an important tool for visual analysis in many scientific, engineering, and medical disciplines. This book focuses on efficient visualization techniques, which are the prerequisite for the interactive exploration of complex data sets. High performance is primarily achieved by devising algorithms for the fast graphics processing units (GPUs) of modern graphics hardware. Other aspects discussed include parallelization on cluster computers with several GPUs, adaptive rendering methods, multi-resolution models, and non-photorealistic rendering techniques for visualization. Covering both the theoretical foundations and practical implementations of algorithms, this book provides the reader with a basis to understand and apply modern GPU-based visualization approaches."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-275) and index
Notes Habilitation - Universität, Stuttgart
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Subject Information visualization.
Computer graphics.
Computer graphics -- Scientific applications
Computer Graphics
computer graphics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Electronics -- Circuits -- Integrated.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Electronics -- Circuits -- General.
Computer graphics
Computer graphics -- Scientific applications
Information visualization
Visualisatie.
Visualização.
Computação gráfica.
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2006931796
ISBN 9783540332633
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9786610635191
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