NDLI: Physically-based simulation of rainbows

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Author	Munoz, Adolfo Sadeghi, Iman Jarosz, Wojciech Gutierrez, Diego Laven, Philip Seron, Francisco Jensen, Henrik Wann
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	In this article, we derive a physically-based model for simulating rainbows. Previous techniques for simulating rainbows have used either geometric optics (ray tracing) or Lorenz-Mie theory. Lorenz-Mie theory is by far the most accurate technique as it takes into account optical effects such as dispersion, polarization, interference, and diffraction. These effects are critical for simulating rainbows accurately. However, as Lorenz-Mie theory is restricted to scattering by spherical particles, it cannot be applied to real raindrops which are nonspherical, especially for larger raindrops. We present the first comprehensive technique for simulating the interaction of a wavefront of light with a physically-based water drop shape. Our technique is based on ray tracing extended to account for dispersion, polarization, interference, and diffraction. Our model matches Lorenz-Mie theory for spherical particles, but it also enables the accurate simulation of nonspherical particles. It can simulate many different rainbow phenomena including double rainbows and supernumerary bows. We show how the nonspherical raindrops influence the shape of the rainbows, and we provide a simulation of the rare twinned rainbow, which is believed to be caused by nonspherical water drops.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	12
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	07300301
e-ISSN	15577368
DOI	10.1145/2077341.2077344
Volume Number	31
Issue Number	1
Journal	ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2012-02-02
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Lorenz-Mie theory Rainbows Appearance modeling Optical properties Phase function Realistic rendering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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