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The structure of the MDL Handbook is designed to address the interests of these various audiences. Each chapter begins with background information about principles of physics used in that chapter as well as related issues from the history of rendering in computer graphics. The components of MDL used to implement those principles are presented next. Examples of MDL that implement common real-world materials (plastic, glass, fabric) follow descriptions of MDL to demonstrate the use of MDL in a practical implementation.

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