Incorporating interactive 3-dimensional graphics in astronomy research papers Export

@article{citeulike:5538600, abstract = {Most 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.}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, author = {Barnes, David G. and Fluke, Christopher J.}, citeulike-article-id = {5538600}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2734}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/0709.2734}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.newast.2008.03.008}, day = {18}, doi = {10.1016/j.newast.2008.03.008}, eprint = {0709.2734}, keywords = {astrostatistics, graphical\_methods}, month = {Sep}, posted-at = {2009-08-21 16:17:37}, priority = {2}, title = {Incorporating interactive 3-dimensional graphics in astronomy research papers}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.newast.2008.03.008}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5538600 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5538600 N2 - Most 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. TI - Incorporating interactive 3-dimensional graphics in astronomy research papers KW - astrostatistics KW - graphical_methods AU - Barnes, David AU - Fluke, Christopher PY - 2007/Sep/18/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.newast.2008.03.008 ER -