Penrose conformal compactification
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:Minkowski_space
gptkb:Lorentzian_manifolds |
| gptkbp:describes |
spacetime boundaries
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| gptkbp:enables |
representation of infinity as finite boundary
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:general_relativity
mathematical physics |
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:Roger_Penrose
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| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1963
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| gptkbp:purpose |
study of infinity in spacetime
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| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:Penrose_diagram
conformal infinity asymptotic structure |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
analyzing causal structure of spacetime
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Bondi-Sachs_formalism
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Penrose conformal compactification
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