Memory-conserving bounding volume hierarchies with coherent raytracing

Computer Graphics Forum

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-182

  Mahovsky, J ^a   Wyvill, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bounding volume hierarchies; Coherency; Raytracing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; STORAGE ALLOCATION (COMPUTER);

BOUNDING VOLUME HIERARCHIES; COHERENCY; HIERARCHICAL SCHEME; RAYTRACERS;

RAY TRACING;

EID: 33745467550     PISSN: 01677055     EISSN: 14678659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8659.2006.00933.x     Document Type: Article

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