Is there a really good book about ray tracing? [closed]

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I need to do some research on ray tracing and create my own ray tracer. Are there any good books on the subject?

回答1:

Pharr and Humphreys, "Physically Based Rendering", Morgan-Kaufman 2004

Wann Jensen, "Realistic Image Synthesis Using Photon Mapping", AK Peters, 2001

Dutré, Bala, and Baekert, "Advanced Global Illumination", AK Peters, 2006

回答2:

An Introduction to Ray Tracing, Glassner et al.

回答3:

I can recommend Physically Based Rendering by Pharr and Humphreys, which includes a full renderer written in C++ using literature programming methods.

回答4:

Not a book, but the place where I learnt all about ray tracing - Persistence of Vision (POV).

回答5:

Ray Tracing from the Ground Up

Fundamental Computer Graphics

These two are great. They made me learn from nothing.

Also when you get involved in ray tracing, I recommend you to use Pharr's book. But that book is a little advanced for a starter.

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