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From: Gabriela Matei
Subject: Mathematical models
Date: 8 May 1998 15:46:10
Message: <35536101.E73D8392@com.pcnet.ro>

Dear friends,

  Can somebody tell me where I can find information about the
mathematical models of POV-Ray. I tried to understand algorithms reading
the povray sources but is impossible. I am interested to learn the
algorithms of some objects used in POV-Ray. My problem is that I am in
Romania and I didn't find something about Ray-Tracing or how to create
real three dimensional objects using Ray-Tracing.  It is reality, there
are no books about that here. Please can you suggest me a serious
internet address where I can find documentation about Ray-Tracing about
how to generate objects like in POV-Ray.

Thank you very much.

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From: Saint-Cyr Gilles
Subject: Re: Mathematical models
Date: 8 May 1998 20:51:18
Message: <3553A885.1EA936@cam.org>

Hi,
    You can try:
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/bngusenet/top.html
under comp, ...graphics, etc.




> Dear friends,
>
>   Can somebody tell me where I can find information about the
> mathematical models of POV-Ray. I tried to understand algorithms readin
g
> the povray sources but is impossible. I am interested to learn the
> algorithms of some objects used in POV-Ray. My problem is that I am in
> Romania and I didn't find something about Ray-Tracing or how to create
> real three dimensional objects using Ray-Tracing.  It is reality, there

> are no books about that here. Please can you suggest me a serious
> internet address where I can find documentation about Ray-Tracing about

> how to generate objects like in POV-Ray.
>
> Thank you very much.

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