Author:
Masood Talha Bin,Hotz Ingrid
Abstract
AbstractIn this chapter we present an accurate derivation of the distribution of scalar invariants with quadratic behavior represented as continuous histograms. The anisotropy field, computed from a two-dimensional piece-wise linear tensor field, is used as an example and is discussed in all details. Histograms visualizing an approximation of the distribution of scalar values play an important role in visualization. They are used as an interface for the design of transfer-functions for volume rendering or feature selection in interactive interfaces. While there are standard algorithms to compute continuous histograms for piece-wise linear scalar fields, they are not directly applicable to tensor invariants with non-linear, often even non-convex behavior in cells when applying linear tensor interpolation. Our derivation is based on a sub-division of the mesh in triangles that exhibit a monotonic behavior. We compare the results to a naïve approach based on linear interpolation on the original mesh or the subdivision.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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