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Record Nr.

UNINA9910872533803321

Titolo

97 Visualization Conference: Proceedings, Dagstuhl '97 : Dagstuhl, Germany, 9-13 June 1997 / Edited by Hans Hagen, Gregory M. Nielson, and Frits Post

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : IEEE Computer Society Press, 1997

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (350 pages)

Disciplina

518.1

Soggetti

Algorithms

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

Contains 35 contributions discussing current techniques in scientific visualization, which involves using computer-generated pictures to gain information and knowledge from data and relationships. Intended both as an overview for the inquiring scientist and as a foundation for developers, this book contains chapters dedicated to surveys and tutorials of specific topics, as well as previously unpublished work. Some recurring themes amongst the contributions are vector and tensor field visualizations; volume visualization, interactive steering and exploration;and large data sets and multiresolution techniques. Lacks a subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.