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    Area of Science:

    • Computer Graphics
    • Computational Physics

    Background:

    • Realistic rendering of thin transparent materials with rough surfaces is computationally expensive due to multiple internal reflections.
    • Monte Carlo rendering is often impractical for such materials because of the need for recursive importance sampling.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To reduce the computational burden of simulating subsurface scattering in thin transparent layers.
    • To improve rendering performance by adapting the microfacet model.

    Main Methods:

    • Introduced the extended normal distribution function (ENDF) to represent perceived roughness from multiple bounces.
    • Derived analytical expressions for the ENDF using joint spherical warping.
    • Ensured energy conservation by selecting appropriate shadowing-masking and Fresnel terms for the bidirectional scattering distribution function (BSDF) model.

    Main Results:

    • The ENDF model allows surface reflection and subsurface scattering to be handled within a unified microfacet framework.
    • Sampling complexity is reduced to once per scattering bounce.
    • The proposed BSDF model is energy-conserving.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed model integrates seamlessly into Monte Carlo path tracers with minimal overhead.
    • This approach enables real-time rendering applications for complex materials.