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Rindler wedge (X>∣T∣)

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The right Rindler wedge is the open region X>∣T∣ of Minkowski spacetime. Coordinates T=ρsinhτ, X=ρcoshτ, ρ>0, give metric −ρ2dτ2+dρ2+dY2+dZ2. The wedge extends into Minkowski spacetime and is geodesically incomplete, while its constant-τ slices are Cauchy surfaces for the wedge itself.

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