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light cone  

Définition

  • 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)

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Synonyme(s)

  • lightcone

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