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Beam tracing is an algorithm to simulate wave propagation. It was developed in the context of computer graphics to render 3D scenes, but it has also been used in other similar areas such as acoustics and electromagnetism simulations.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beam tracing | is a | algorithm to simulate wave propagation | 0.90 | text |
| Beam tracing | is a | derivative of the ray tracing algorithm that replaces rays | 0.90 | text |
| acoustics | instance of | but it has also been used in other similar areas | 0.80 | text |
| electromagnetism simulations.Beam tracing is a derivative of the ray tracing algorithm that replaces rays | instance of | but it has also been used in other similar areas | 0.80 | text |
| which have no thickness | instance of | but it has also been used in other similar areas | 0.80 | text |
| with beams | instance of | but it has also been used in other similar areas | 0.80 | text |
| caustics | instance of | backwards beam tracing may be used to efficiently model lighting effects | 0.80 | text |
| Beam tracing | has application | Beam | 0.60 | section |
| Beam tracing | has application | In | 0.60 | section |
| Beam tracing | related to Acoustics | In | 0.60 | section |
| Beam tracing | related to Acoustics | Gaussian | 0.60 | section |
| Beam tracing | related to Acoustics | BELLHOP | 0.60 | section |
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