File:Light cone.svg
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| Description | Illustration of a light cone, based on Image:Light cone.png |
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| Source | Own work |
| Author | Sakurambo |
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The interval AB in the diagram to the right is 'time-like'. I.e. there is a frame of reference in which event A and event B occur at the same location in space, separated only by occurring at different times. If A precedes B in that frame, then A precedes B in all frames. It is hypothetically possible for matter (or information) to travel from A to B, so there can be a causal relationship (with A the cause and B the effect).
The interval AC in the diagram is 'space-like'. I.e. there is a frame of reference in which event A and event C occur simultaneously, separated only in space. However there are also frames in which A precedes C (as shown) and frames in which C precedes A. Barring some way of traveling faster than light, it is not possible for any matter (or information) to travel from A to C or from C to A. Thus there is no causal connection between A and C.
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This work has been released into the public domain by its author, I, Sakurambo. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I, Sakurambo grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. |
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| current | 03:06, 27 May 2021 | | 333 × 515 (8 KB) | Épico | Reverted to version as of 08:22, 23 July 2007 (UTC) |
| 03:05, 27 May 2021 |  | 333 × 515 (11 KB) | Épico | File uploaded using svgtranslate tool (https://svgtranslate.toolforge.org/). Added translation for pt. | |
| 08:22, 23 July 2007 |  | 333 × 515 (8 KB) | Sakurambo~commonswiki | slight alteration | |
| 00:10, 23 July 2007 |  | 333 × 515 (8 KB) | Sakurambo~commonswiki | {{Information |Description=Illustration of a w:light cone, based on Image:Light cone.png |Source=self-made |Date=2007-07-23 |Author= Sakurambo }} The interval AB in the diagram to the right is 'time-like'. I.e. there is a fram |
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