Hierarchical and Geometrical Methods in Scientific Visualization
Contributors: Gerald Farin (Editor); Bernd Hamann (Editor); Hans Hagen (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 12, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9783540433132
Subjects: Mathematics for scientists & engineers; Scientific Communication; Probability & Statistics - General; General; Numerical Analysis; Research & Methodology; Science; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Science/Mathematics; Geometry; Number Systems; Programming - Software Development; Mathematics / Number Systems; Computer graphics; Computer-aided design; Data processing; Fluid mechanics
First sentence: Currently, large physics simulat ions produce 3D discretized field data whose individual isosurfaces, after conventional extraction processes, contain upwards of hundreds of millions of triangles.