Applications of Irradiance Tensors to the Simulation of Non-Lambertian Phenomena
James R. Arvo
Proceedings of SIGGRAPH 95, August 1995, pp. 335--342.
Abstract: We present new techniques for computing illumination from non-diffuse luminaires and scattering from non-diffuse surfaces. The methods are based on new closed-form expressions derived using a generalization of irradiance known as irradiance tensors. The elements of these tensors are angular moments, weighted integrals of the radiation field that are useful in simulating a variety of non-diffuse phenomena. Applications include the computation of irradiance due to directionally-varying area light sources, reflections from glossy surfaces, and transmission through glossy surfaces. The principles apply to any emission, reflection, or transmission distribution expressed as a polynomial over the unit sphere. We derive expressions for a simple but versatile subclass of these functions, called axial moments, and present complete algorithms their exact evaluation in polyhedral environments. The algorithms are demonstrated by simulating Phong-like emission and scattering effects.
Keyword(s): angular moment, axial moment, directional luminaire, double-axis moment, glossy reflection, glossy transmission, irradiance tensor
BibTeX format:
@inproceedings{Arvo:1995:AOI,
  author = {James R. Arvo},
  title = {Applications of Irradiance Tensors to the Simulation of Non-Lambertian Phenomena},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of SIGGRAPH 95},
  pages = {335--342},
  month = aug,
  year = {1995},
}
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