Minkowski conformal compactification

ID: minkowski-conformal-compactification

For four-dimensional Minkowski spacetime, set and , with , then , . Multiplication by the square of the conformal factor yields the displayed metric on , . Its radial Penrose diagram is a triangle: the timelike edge is the ordinary centre, while the two sloping edges are future null infinity and past null infinity. A signed Cartesian spatial coordinate in two dimensions gives a full diamond instead.

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