light cone

Signification (Anglais)

1. In special relativity, the pattern describing the temporal evolution of a flash of light in Minkowski spacetime. This is modeled in 3-space using the two horizontal axes as spatial dimensions, while the vertical axis is time.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see light, cone.

Concepts

cône de lumière

Synonymes

pencil

📝

cone of light

light pencil

Traductions

Lichtkegel

cono di luce

cone de luz