Cauchy horizon

Meaning

Noun

A light-like boundary of the domain of validity of a Cauchy problem. One side of the horizon contains closed space-like geodesics and the other side contains closed time-like geodesics.

Origin

Named after Augustin-Louis Cauchy

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