Bounding uncertainty in Monte Carlo ray-trace models

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4540, Issue , 2001, Pages 366-373

  Sánchez, María Cristina ^a   Mahan, J R ^a   Nevárez, Félix ^a   Sorensen, Ira J ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOMETRY;

MONTE CARLO RAY-TRACE (MCRT) MODELS;

RAY TRACING;

EID: 0035766618     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.450679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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