Incorporating interactive 3-dimensional graphics in astronomy research papers

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dc.creatorBarnes, David G.
dc.creatorFluke, Christopher J.
dc.date2007-09-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:37:15Z
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dc.descriptionMost research data collections created or used by astronomers are intrinsically multi-dimensional. In contrast, all visual representations of data presented within research papers are exclusively 2-dimensional. We present a resolution of this dichotomy that uses a novel technique for embedding 3-dimensional (3-d) visualisations of astronomy data sets in electronic-format research papers. Our technique uses the latest Adobe Portable Document Format extensions together with a new version of the S2PLOT programming library. The 3-d models can be easily rotated and explored by the reader and, in some cases, modified. We demonstrate example applications of this technique including: 3-d figures exhibiting subtle structure in redshift catalogues, colour-magnitude diagrams and halo merger trees; 3-d isosurface and volume renderings of cosmological simulations; and 3-d models of instructional diagrams and instrument designs.
dc.description18 pages, 7 figures, submitted to New Astronomy. For paper with 3-dimensional embedded figures, see http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/s2plot/3dpdf
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2734
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2734
dc.identifierNewAstron.13:599-605,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.newast.2008.03.008
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/199142
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleIncorporating interactive 3-dimensional graphics in astronomy research papers
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