Carter–Penrose diagram

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
spacetime diagram
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Penrose_diagram
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Minkowski_spacetime
cosmological models
black hole spacetimes
gptkbp:feature conformal compactification
light cones at 45 degrees
null infinity representation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carter–Penrose diagram
gptkbp:introducedIn 1960s
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Roger_Penrose
gptkb:Brandon_Carter
gptkbp:purpose represent causal structure of spacetimes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:conformal_geometry
event horizon
singularity
infinity in spacetime
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:visualizes causal relationships
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Penrose_diagram
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5