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cauchy horizon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
cauchy hori-zon
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lightlike boundary of the domain of validity of a Cauchy problem, in which one side of the horizon contains closed space-like geodesics and the other side contains closed timelike geodesics.

Etymology

Named after Augustin-Louis Cauchy

Inflected Forms

Cauchy horizons (plural)

Questions

What does cauchy horizon mean?
A lightlike boundary of the domain of validity of a Cauchy problem, in which one side of the horizon contains closed space-like geodesics and the other side contains closed timelike geodesics.
Where does cauchy horizon come from?
Named after Augustin-Louis Cauchy

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