Monte Carlo
- Physically Based Rendering: From Theory to Implementation
Comprehensive reference on physically based rendering techniques
- Lecture 18: Monte Carlo Rendering (CMU 15-462/662)
An introduction to Monte Carlo ray tracing
- Lecture 19: Variance Reduction (CMU 15-462/662)
An overview various variance reduction techniques for Monte Carlo rendering, covering bidirectional path tracing, Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, MIS, stratified Sampling, low-discrepancy sampling, blue noise, photon mapping, and finite element radiosity
- The rendering equation
The classic Kajiya rendering equation paper introduced the "rendering equation" and the path tracing algorithm
- Flavors of Sampling in Ray Tracing
An overview of different sampling strategies used in ray tracing.
- Robust Monte Carlo Methods for Light Transport Simulation
the Academy Award-winning Ph.D. thesis by Eric Veach. It starts from bidirectional light transport algorithms and introduces multiple importance sampling and Metropolis light transport
