POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : POV Photons : Re: POV Photons Server Time
7 Aug 2024 11:18:26 EDT (-0400)
  Re: POV Photons  
From: Ron Parker
Date: 18 Nov 2001 21:37:46
Message: <slrn9vgs3u.kbv.ron.parker@fwi.com>
On 18 Nov 2001 05:44:08 -0500, Warp wrote:
> point of view of the photon, it always travels straight (ie. the photon
> itself always goes ahead, without never turning to any other direction).

In fact, since time does not exist for photons, they couldn't turn even
if they "wanted" to.

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P(z+a)P(z-a)R(-z-z-x a)pigment{rgbt 1}hollow interior{media{emission T}}finish{
reflection.1}}#end Z(-x-x.2y)Z(-x-x.4x)camera{location z*-10rotate x*90}


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