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Bidirectional reflectance distribution function

The bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF), symbol f r ( ω i , ω r ) {\displaystyle f_{\text{r}}(\omega _{\text{i}},\,\omega _{\text{r}})} , is a function of four real variables that defines how light from a source is reflected off an opaque surface. It is employed in the optics of real-world light, in computer graphics algorithms, and in…

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Bidirectional reflectance distribution function → Apparent BRDFs, BTF, Reflectance Distribution Function, SVBRDF, The, The Bidirectional Texture Function, The Spatially Varying Bidirectional

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iridescence or luminescence the dependence on wavelength must be made explicitinstance ofand to account for effects0.80text
object recognitioninstance ofas well as in computer vision for many inverse problems0.80text
Bidirectional reflectance distribution functionrelated to Related functionsThe Spatially Varying Bidirectional0.60section
Bidirectional reflectance distribution functionrelated to Related functionsReflectance Distribution Function0.60section
Bidirectional reflectance distribution functionrelated to Related functionsSVBRDF0.60section
Bidirectional reflectance distribution functionrelated to Related functionsThe Bidirectional Texture Function0.60section
Bidirectional reflectance distribution functionrelated to Related functionsBTF0.60section
Bidirectional reflectance distribution functionrelated to Related functionsThe0.60section
Bidirectional reflectance distribution functionrelated to Related functionsApparent BRDFs0.60section

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