BlackHoleVis

A project on black hole visualization

Setup

Milky Way Panorama

init resources/textures/ebruneton/gaia_sky_map containing cubemap data from E.Bruneton:

git submodule update
git submodule init

Dependencies

Dependencies are installed using vcpkg.

• glm
• glad
• glfw
• imgui
• implot (0.12)
• stb_image
• boost-json (1.77.0)
• tinyobjloader
• cereal

Windows

• setup vcpkg (vcpkg integrate install not required)
• open directory in CMake GUI
• select VS 2019
• add Entry:
  • name: CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE
  • type: PATH
  • value: [path to vcpkg]/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
• Configure & Generate, vcpkg will install all dependencies listed in vcpkg.json
• Open Project to open solution in VS

Linux (TODO)

Contents

• App 1
• App 2
• App 3
• Kerr Vis

References on Black Hole Visualization

• LearnOpenGL
• Randonels Starless
• Coding Train - Visualizing a Black Hole
• Real-time High-Quality Rendering of Non-Rotating Black Holes