Higher Dimensional Vector Field Visualization: A Survey

Peng, Zhenmin; Laramee, Robert S.

Higher Dimensional Vector Field Visualization: A Survey

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Date

2009

Authors

Peng, Zhenmin
Laramee, Robert S.

Publisher

The Eurographics Association

Abstract

Vector field visualization research has evolved very rapidly over the last two decades. There is growing consensus amongst the research community that the challenge of two-dimensional vector field visualization is virtually solved as a result of the tremendous amount of effort put into this problem. Two-dimensional flow, both steady and unsteady can be visualized in real-time, with complete coverage of the flow without much difficulty. However, the same cannot be said of flow in higher-spatial dimensions, e.g. surfaces in 3D (2.5D) or volumetric flow (3D). We present a survey of higher-spatial dimensional flow visualization techniques based on the presumption that little work remains for the case of two-dimensional flow whereas many challenges still remain for the cases of 2.5D and 3D domains. This survey provides the most up-to-date review of the state-of-the-art of flow visualization in higher dimensions. The reader is provided with a high-level overview of research in the field highlighting both solved and unsolved problems in this rapidly evolving direction of research.

        @inproceedings{10.2312:LocalChapterEvents/TPCG/TPCG09/149-163
,
booktitle = {Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics
},
editor = {Wen Tang and John Collomosse
},
title = {{Higher Dimensional Vector Field Visualization: A Survey
}},
author = {Peng, Zhenmin and 
Laramee, Robert S.
},
year = {2009
},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association
},
ISBN = {978-3-905673-71-5
},
DOI = {10.2312/LocalChapterEvents/TPCG/TPCG09/149-163
}
}