Concept information
Preferred term
light cone
Definition(s)
- In special and general relativity, a light cone (or "null cone") is the path that a flash of light, emanating from a single event (localized to a single point in space and a single moment in time) and traveling in all directions, would take through spacetime. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_cone)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- lightcone
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-F87QBL10-3
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