pages
192
ISBN
9781848215832

This book presents the geometric bases of the physics of radiation. Most of these bases were discovered a very long time ago. Their properties have been well defined, but they could not be fully exploited until the recent advances in numerical methods and computer technology. Special emphasis is put on central perspective and sphere mapping, […]

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This book presents the geometric bases of the physics of radiation. Most of these bases were discovered a very long time ago. Their properties have been well defined, but they could not be fully exploited until the recent advances in numerical methods and computer technology.
Special emphasis is put on central perspective and sphere mapping, which have been used extensively from the Renaissance period in the field of pure drawing and which were rediscovered in the second half of the last century in the development of computer-aided design, ray tracing and radiosity methods.
Some new applications are presented by the authors, particularly in the field of architectural and urban physics, where the regularity of forms and the complexity of interactions make it indispensable for reconciling geometry and perception.

1. Discovering the Central Perspective. 2. Main Properties of Central Projections. 3. Any Scene Carried to a Sphere and the Sphere to a Point. 4. Geometry and Physics: Radiative Exchanges.

Benoit Beckers

Benoit Beckers has been Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Systems Engineering, Compiègne University of Technology, France, since 2008. He specializes in radiation modeling for architectural and urban projects (sound, light and heat), geometric methods and perception.