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Ray Tracing Fundamentals

Ray Tracing Fundamentals encompasses the amazing technological advancement of ray tracing. Displaying the astonishing difference it offers for applications and analyzing the basics of the physics and mathematical calculations used.

Model by Abimael Gonzzalez. Image from Light Tracer

Images from NVIDIA.

Ray Tracing Fundamentals will hopefully provide entertainment and create curiosity for any individual, no matter their previous knowledge. The basics behind the mathematics, physics and programming needed to render ray-traced images will be studied.


What is Ray Tracing?

The processing of an image that simulates light refractions, reflections, and shadows. It allows for the creation of a 2-D picture of a 3-D world.

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Minecraft Ray Tracing

Image from The Verge.

Applications

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Analysis of ray tracing

Image from Scott Logic.

Analysis

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Great Websites

Light Tracer
Ray Tracing Github Page
Rayground

Definition

pcmag

Applications

Quora

Analysis

How to Write a Ray Tracer Intuitively (Ray lines, Intersection)

Reflections and Refractions in Ray Tracing

Scratchapixel

Math in HTML

MathJax