Visualization in Scientific Computing '95 : proceedings of the Eurographics workshop in Chia [i.e. Cagliari], Italy, May 3-5, 1995

Visualization is nowadays indispensable to get insight into the huge amounts of data pro­ duced by large scale simulations or advanced measurement devices. The use of com­ puter graphics for scientific purposes has become a well established discipline, known as Scientific Visualization. Many problems still have to be solved, and hence the field is a very active area for research and development. This book represents results of the sixth in a well established series of international workshops on Visualization in Scien­ tific Computing organized by the EUROGRAPHICS Association in collaboration with CRS4 (Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia), held from May 3 to May 5,1995, in Chia, Italy. The thirteen contributions selected for this volume cover a wide range of topics, ranging from detailed algorithmic studies to searches for new metaphors. A rough di­ vision can be made into the parts interaction, irregular meshes, volume rendering, and applications. Interaction in three dimensions is a challenging area for research. The use of three­ dimensional user interfaces for more natural manipulation of three-dimensional data and their visualization is natural, but is far from trivial to realize. Pang et al. investigate the use of common objects such as spray cans and carving knives as metaphors for visualiza­ tion tools, in order to provide an intuitive and natural three dimensional user interface. Gibson uses a voxel-based data representation, not only for visualization, but also for physical modeling of objects. A prototype system under development for haptic explo­ ration is discussed. Front Matter....Pages I-VII Metaphors for visualization....Pages 1-9 Beyond volume rendering: visualization, haptic exploration, and physical modeling of voxel-based objects....Pages 10-24 On-line Visualization of Arbitrary Unstructured, Adaptive Grids....Pages 25-34 On a Unified Visualization Approach for Data from Advanced Numerical Methods....Pages 35-44 Raycasting with Opaque Isosurfaces in Nonregularly Gridded CFD Data....Pages 45-57 On the Optimization of Projective Volume Rendering....Pages 58-71 Direct Volume Rendering of Irregular Samples....Pages 72-80 Biorthogonal Wavelet Filters for Frequency Domain Volume Rendering....Pages 81-95 Order of Pixel Traversal and Parallel Volume Ray-tracing on the Distributed Shared Volume Buffer....Pages 96-105 Visualization of local stability of dynamical systems....Pages 106-117 Logging in a Computational Steering Environment....Pages 118-125 Visualization of Internal Combustion Simulations in a Modular Environment....Pages 126-134 Visual Simulation of Experimental Oil-Flow Visualization by Spot Noise Images from Numerical Flow Simulation....Pages 135-148 Back Matter....Pages 149-164 This book represents results in the field of Scientific Visualization which is nowadays an indispensable discipline to get insight in the huge amounts of data produced by large scale simulations or advanced measurement devices. The readers will find a selection of state-of-the-art results and techniques in Scientific Visualization reserach, which they can use to find solutions for their visualization problems. This book represents results in the field of Scientific Visualization which is nowadays an indispensable discipline to get insight in the huge amounts of data produced by large scale simulations or advanced measurement devices. The readers will find a selection of state-of-the-art results and techniques in Scientific Visualization research, which they can use to find solutions for their visualization problems