Assume a set of parallel rays coming from a certain direction toward a sphere of water (representing a water droplet). Ray-Sphere Intersection For each ray, compute the intersection with the sphere.

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NVIDIA's CUDA Toolkit 13.0 introduces innovative features like tile-based programming and unified Arm platform support, enhancing developer productivity and GPU performance. The latest iteration of ...

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