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An Introductory Guide to Scientific Visualization

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  • © 1992

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Authors:
  1. Rae A. Earnshaw

    1. University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

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  2. Norman Wiseman

    1. NERC Computer Services, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Notts, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Basics of Scientific Visualization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction and Background

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      Pages 3-4

    3. What Scientific Visualization Can Do!

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      Pages 5-19

    4. Explanation of Scientific Visualization Terminology

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      Pages 20-34

    5. Facilities for Scientific Visualization

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      Pages 35-43

    6. Outputting Results

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      Pages 44-46

    7. Current Developments and Activities

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      Pages 47-50

  3. Overview of Current Systems and Developments

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. Current Vendor Systems in Use

      • Rae A. Earnshaw, Norman Wiseman
      Pages 53-105

    3. Current Public Domain Systems in Use

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      Pages 106-141

    4. Other Uses of Visualization Tools

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      Pages 142-148

    5. Conclusions

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      Pages 149-151

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 152-156
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About this book

Scientific visualization is concerned with exploring data and information insuch a way as to gain understanding and insight into the data. This is a fundamental objective of much scientific investigation. To achieve this goal, scientific visualization utilises aspects in the areas of computergraphics, user-interface methodology, image processing, system design, and signal processing. This volume is intended for readers new to the field and who require a quick and easy-to-read summary of what scientific visualization is and what it can do. Written in a popular andjournalistic style with many illustrations it will enable readers to appreciate the benefits of scientific visualization and how current tools can be exploited in many application areas. This volume is indispensible for scientists and research workers who have never used computer graphics or other visual tools before, and who wish to find out the benefitsand advantages of the new approaches.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Rae A. Earnshaw

  • NERC Computer Services, Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Notts, UK

    Norman Wiseman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An Introductory Guide to Scientific Visualization

  • Authors: Rae A. Earnshaw, Norman Wiseman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58101-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-63470-3Published: 22 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-58101-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 156

  • Topics: Simulation and Modeling, Computer Graphics

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