Algebraic 3D Reconstruction of Planetary Nebulae
Aja Fernandez, Juan, Stephan Wenger, C. Morisset, Marcus A. Magnor · Digitale Bibliothek Braunschweig (Verbundzentrale Göttingen (VZG)) · 2008
Distant astrophysical objects like planetary nebulae can normally only be observed from a single point of view. Assuming a cylindrically symmetric geometry, one can nevertheless create 3D models of those objects using tomographical methods. Small deviations from axial symmetry can be corrected by means of heuristic processes, though the arising 3D models are, in general, no longer unambiguously defined. Making use of Volume Rendering techniques, the created models are then visualized.