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In computer graphics the accurate simulation of radiant light transfer is an essential to realistic rendering. In general, for every elementary surface area within a scene the total irradiance incident from the entire half-space has to be accounted for. In a mathematical formulation this leads to a complex system of integral equations, referred to as Rendering Equation [Kaj86]. Since usually it is not possible to find a closed form analytical solution, the Rendering Equation is solved approximately by defining a probabilistic model of the radiation exchange process and applying Monte Carlo methods.
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Lange, B., Beyer, M. (1995). Rayvolution: An Evolutionary Ray Tracing Algorithm. In: Sakas, G., Müller, S., Shirley, P. (eds) Photorealistic Rendering Techniques. Focus on Computer Graphics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87825-1_10
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