Reflection and Refraction Formulas

2021/01/01 by Eric Haines · 1 citation
Business, Management and Accounting · #Optics and Image Analysis #Refraction #Reflection (computer programming) #Ray tracing (physics) #Ideal (ethics) #Optics #Snell's law #Physics #Total internal reflection #Total external reflection #Computer science #Philosophy #Epistemology

paper · doi:10.1007/978-1-4842-7185-8_8

openalex publication_date 2021/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

Surfaces reflect. Glass, water, and similar materials both reflect and refract. The reflection and refraction formulas are at the heart of ray tracing. These are not easy to find in the literature in the vector forms needed for generating rays. This chapter is a reference for determining outgoing ray directions under simplified, ideal conditions.

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