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Light cone

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.

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In general relativity

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Light cone

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples22
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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Light cone

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related to Details · 9
Light cone → Albert Einstein's, Euclidean, Hermann Minkowski, If, In, Minkowski, The, This, To
related to External links · 5
Light cone → Introducing, Light ConeThe Paradox, Physics, Special RelativityRSS, The Einstein-Minkowski Spacetime
related to Mathematical construction · 5
Light cone → In, Minkowski, Taking, The, This
related to In general relativity · 2
Light cone → However, In
is a · 1
Light cone → boundary of its causal past.In a curved spacetime

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Light coneis aboundary of its causal past.In a curved spacetime0.90text
Light conerelated to DetailsIf0.60section
Light conerelated to DetailsThe0.60section
Light conerelated to DetailsIn0.60section
Light conerelated to DetailsThis0.60section
Light conerelated to DetailsAlbert Einstein's0.60section
Light conerelated to DetailsHermann Minkowski0.60section
Light conerelated to DetailsMinkowski0.60section
Light conerelated to DetailsTo0.60section
Light conerelated to DetailsEuclidean0.60section
Light conerelated to External linksPhysics0.60section
Light conerelated to External linksThe Einstein-Minkowski Spacetime0.60section

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