Use wireframe triangle fans for cones and visualize beam intensity by texture

src/pulsaranimationwidget.h

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public:
     void setPulsarSpinAxisInclination(const int degrees);
     void setPulsarMagneticAxisInclination(const int degrees);
     void setPulsarSemiMajorAxis(const double length);
+    void setPulsarBeamAngle(const int degrees);
 
 public slots:
     void runAnimation();
@@ -84,12 +85,15 @@ private:
     GLUquadricObj *m_quadricCompanion;
     GLUquadricObj *m_quadricPulsarOrbitPlane;
     GLUquadricObj *m_quadricPulsar;
-    GLUquadricObj *m_quadricPulsarCone1;
-    GLUquadricObj *m_quadricPulsarCone2;
+    GLUquadricObj *m_quadricPulsarCone1Shell;
+    GLUquadricObj *m_quadricPulsarCone2Shell;
     GLUquadricObj *m_quadricPulsarSpinAxis;
+    GLUquadricObj *m_quadricPulsarSpinAxisTop1;
+    GLUquadricObj *m_quadricPulsarSpinAxisTop2;
     GLUquadricObj *m_quadricPulsarMagneticAxis;
 
     GLuint m_backgroundTexture;
+    GLuint m_beamTexture;
 
     int m_framesPerSecond;
 
@@ -107,6 +111,9 @@ private:
 
     double m_pulsarSpinAxisInclination;
     double m_pulsarMagneticAxisInclination;
+    double m_pulsarBeamLength;
+    double m_pulsarBeamAngle;
+    double m_pulsarBeamOuterRadius;
 
     bool m_showOrbits;
     bool m_showRotationAxes;

src/pulsatingscience.qrc

@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
     </qresource>
     <qresource prefix="/textures">
         <file>resources/texture_background_carina.png</file>
+        <file>resources/texture_beam.png</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>

src/resources/texture_beam.svg

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