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- noun Plural form of
lightcone .
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Examples
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If an occurence at an event A is able to causally affect another occurence at event B, there must be a continuous trajectory in spacetime from event A to event B such that the trajectory lies in or on the lightcones of every event along it.
Singularities and Black Holes Curiel, Erik 2009
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This is because the lightcones for different frames point in different directions.
The Black Hole War Sean 2008
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However, the two frames F and Fâ may have their lightcones oriented differently.
Does Space Expand? Sean 2008
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