light cone

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light cones 复数 light cones

别名

lightcone

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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. 2.

    A (realized or imagined) data visualization of possible sets of future outcomes that is analogous to such a cone.

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  3. 3.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see light, cone.