JYR <jyr### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> > In fact, the theory is even older: The concept of "radiative transfer
> > theory", which is basically the radiosity algorithm, dates back to 1926.
> >
> >   Thus: Radiosity is almost 80 years old, thus it's crap.

> Do you mean that before 1926, a torchiere with an opaque shade casting light
> to the ceiling would only illuminate said ceiling, because the photons
> weren't aware at that time that they had to bounce off the white surface
> and light the whole room ?

  Formal theory for modelling this is a bit different.

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                                                          - Warp

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