File:Light cone.svg

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Illustration of a light cone

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Description Illustration of a light cone, based on Image:Light cone.png
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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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Public domain This work has been released into the public domain by its author, I, Sakurambo. This applies worldwide.
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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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current03:06, 27 May 2021Thumbnail for version as of 03:06, 27 May 2021333 × 515 (8 KB)Épico (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 08:22, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
03:05, 27 May 2021Thumbnail for version as of 03:05, 27 May 2021333 × 515 (11 KB)Épico (talk | contribs)File uploaded using svgtranslate tool (https://svgtranslate.toolforge.org/). Added translation for pt.
08:22, 23 July 2007Thumbnail for version as of 08:22, 23 July 2007333 × 515 (8 KB)Sakurambo~commonswiki (talk | contribs)slight alteration
00:10, 23 July 2007Thumbnail for version as of 00:10, 23 July 2007333 × 515 (8 KB)Sakurambo~commonswiki (talk | contribs){{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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