An advanced, three-dimensional plotting library for astronomy

被引：48

作者：

Barnes, David G. ^{[1
]}

Fluke, Christopher J. ^{[1
]}

Bourke, Paul D. ^{[1
]}

Parry, Owen T. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Swinburne Univ Technol, Ctr Astrophys & Supercomp, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia

来源：

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA | 2006年 / 23卷 / 02期

关键词：

methods : data analysis; techniques : miscellaneous; surveys; catalogs;

D O I：

10.1071/AS06009

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

We present a new, three-dimensional (3D) plotting library with advanced features, and support for standard and enhanced display devices. The library - S2PLOT - is written in C and can be used by C, C++, and FORTRAN programs on GNU/Linux and Apple/OSX systems. S2PLOT draws objects in a 3D ( x, y, z) Cartesian space and the user interactively controls how this space is rendered at run time. With a PGPLOT-inspired interface, S2PLOT provides astronomers with elegant techniques for displaying and exploring 3D data sets directly from their program code, and the potential to use stereoscopic and dome display devices. The S2PLOT architecture supports dynamic geometry and can be used to plot time-evolving data sets, such as might be produced by simulation codes. In this paper, we introduce S2PLOT to the astronomical community, describe its potential applications, and present some example uses of the library.

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页码：82 / 93

页数：12

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