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  Re: Molecular media - a final result  
From: Ken
Date: 19 Mar 1999 04:01:08
Message: <36F21177.4981B88@pacbell.net>
Jim Kress wrote:
> 
> Here's the final molecular media image using a combination of media and
> isosurfaces.  I found getting the proper lighting (the previous ones were
> far too dark) requires not combining absorption and scattering as well as
> not using shadowless lights.
> 
> This is a depiction of the electrostatic potential in a molecular system
> undergoing a spontaneous decomposition.  This image is at the intermediate
> point of dissociation of the single molecule into two product molecules.
> You can see the transfer of negative charge from one part of the molecule to
> another part.  The part that is receiving the charge is the part that will
> break off.  I'll post the animation of the entire reaction sequence in the
> binaries.animation group for any interested parties.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> Jim

   This defiantly adds a new twist on the old ball and stick
 models so deeply entrenched in molecular modelling of both past
 and present. Keep it up and you can start a new career in visual
 molecular modelling. Maybe that has been your intention all along.


-- 
Ken Tyler

mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net


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