Relativistic Stars and the Schwarzschild Solution
Relativistic Stars and the Schwarzschild Solution
Relativistic Stars and the Schwarzschild Solution
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Penrose Diagrams: Minkowski<br />
Map infinity to boundary of a compact domain:<br />
Minkowski diagram becomes a Penrose Diagram.<br />
Purpose is to display “light cones” – worldlines of<br />
all massive particles must remain inside <strong>the</strong> cone.<br />
η<br />
time<br />
r=0<br />
t=+∞ r=∞<br />
t=−∞<br />
space<br />
Light cones preserved<br />
(conformal transformation).<br />
Angular coordinates (θ,φ) not<br />
shown in <strong>the</strong> diagram.<br />
ξ<br />
Severe distortion near<br />
boundary.
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