Given a time-oriented Lorentzian manifold , then for a pont
its open future cone is the set of all points distinct from such that there is a future-directed time-like curve from to ;
its closed future cone is the set of all points such that there is a future-directed time-like or light-like curve from to ;
its open past cone is the set of all points distinct from such that there is a past-directed time-like curve from to ;
its closed past cone is the set of all points such that there is a past-directed time-like or light-like curve from to .
The boundary of the union of the past and future closed cone is the light cone of the point.
Given a subset , then its future/past open/closed cone is the union of that of all its points. The open cones above are conical spaces.
The complement of the (closed) causal cone is the causal complement.
Last revised on August 1, 2018 at 12:16:27. See the history of this page for a list of all contributions to it.