Topology-preserving λ2-based vortex core line detection for flow visualization

Computer Graphics Forum

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1023-1030

  Schafhitzel, T ^a   Vollrath, J E ^a   Gois, J P ^b   Weiskopf, D ^a   Castelo, A ^b   Ertl, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TOPOLOGY; VISUALIZATION;

CURVE SKELETONS; INITIAL CURVE; ISO SURFACE; ISOSURFACE EXTRACTION; TOPOLOGY PRESERVING; USER-GUIDED APPROACHES; VORTEX CORES; VORTEX REGIONS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 53149136230     PISSN: 01677055     EISSN: 14678659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8659.2008.01238.x     Document Type: Article

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