The Ambient Term as a Variance Reducing Technique for Monte Carlo Ray Tracing
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Ray tracing algorithms often approximate indirect diiuse lighting by means of an ambient lighting term. In this paper we show how a similar term can be used as a variance reducing technique for stochastic ray tracing. In a theoretical derivation we prove that the technique is mathematically correct. Test results demonstrate its usefulness and eeectiveness in practice.
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تاریخ انتشار 1994