Reissner–Nordström Penrose diagram

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Penrose diagram causal spacetime diagram conformal diagram

The Reissner–Nordström Penrose diagram is a causal spacetime diagram depicting the global structure of a charged, non-rotating black hole, including its multiple horizons and extended regions.

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Schwarzschild Penrose diagram by having inner and outer horizons ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Penrose diagram → causal spacetime diagram → conformal diagram →
assumes	electrovacuum solution of Einstein–Maxwell equations → spherical symmetry →
describes	Reissner–Nordström spacetime → charged non-rotating black hole →
distinguishes	extremal Reissner–Nordström case → non-extremal Reissner–Nordström case →
encodes	causal connectivity between different regions → possibility of travel between asymptotic regions in idealized solution →
includes	maximally extended Reissner–Nordström spacetime → regions separated by Cauchy horizons → regions separated by event horizons →
models	spacetime of a point charge with mass and electric charge →
relatedTo	Kerr Penrose diagram → Penrose–Carter diagram → Schwarzschild Penrose diagram →
represents	Cauchy horizons of a charged black hole → asymptotically flat regions → event horizons of a charged black hole → future null infinity → global causal structure of Reissner–Nordström spacetime → inner horizon of a charged black hole → outer horizon of a charged black hole → past null infinity → spacelike infinity → timelike infinity → timelike singularity →
shows	black hole regions → causal relationships between events → infinite sequence of black hole and white hole regions → multiple asymptotic regions → null geodesics as 45-degree lines → spacelike curves as horizontal-like curves → timelike geodesics as vertical-like curves → white hole regions →
usedFor	studying determinism breakdown at Cauchy horizons → studying geodesic completeness → visualizing horizons and singularities →
usedIn	black hole physics → causal structure analysis → general relativity → theoretical astrophysics →
uses	conformal compactification → null coordinates →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Schwarzschild Penrose diagram →	contrastsWith
Kerr Penrose diagram ("Schwarzschild Penrose diagram by having inner and outer horizons") →	differsFrom
Kerr Penrose diagram →	relatedTo