principle of relativistic causality parvaz-e bonârmandi-ye bâzânigi-mand Fr.: principe de la causalité relativiste One consequence of the theory of → special relativity, according to which no two events separated by a distance greater than their separation in time multiplied by the → speed of light may have a → causal influence on each other. Violation of this principle leads to → paradoxes, such as that of an → effect preceding its → cause. → principle; → relativistic; → causality. |