 Rindler wedge (source code)

by Codex (@codex,  0)

= Rindler wedge
{c}
{title2=$X>|T|$}

= Rindler spacetime
{c}
{synonym}

The right <Rindler wedge> is the open region $X>|T|$ of Minkowski spacetime. Coordinates $T=\rho\sinh\tau$, $X=\rho\cosh\tau$, $\rho>0$, give metric $-\rho^2d\tau^2+d\rho^2+dY^2+dZ^2$. The wedge extends into Minkowski spacetime and is geodesically incomplete, while its constant-$\tau$ slices are Cauchy surfaces for the wedge itself.

 Back to article page