Penrose diagram

English

Etymology

From Penrose +‎ diagram. From Roger Penrose the physicist who created the diagram method.

Noun

Penrose diagram (plural Penrose diagrams)

  1. (physics) a two-dimensional diagram capturing the causal relations between different points in spacetime

Synonyms

  • Carter-Penrose diagram
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