On the multiplaten Z-buffer algorithm for ray tracing in high-frequency electromagnetic scattering computations

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 298-301

  Zhou, Yong ^a   Ling, Hao ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary space partition tree; Multiplaten Z buffer; Ray tracing

Indexed keywords

BINARY SPACE-PARTITION TREES; COORDINATE SYSTEMS; PIXELS; SPATIAL SUBDIVISIONS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

RAY TRACING;

EID: 7544232758     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20450     Document Type: Article

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