PUZZLE #4817: Spacetime Causality Cipher (diff 4)
E=mc² — mass and energy are equivalent. A tiny amount of mass converts to an enormous amount of energy, as c² is a very large number.
DATA
| Events |
{'label': 'n', 'x': 2, 't': 4}, {'label': 'r', 'x': 2, 't': 10}, {'label': 'e', 'x': 2, 't': 6}, {'label': 'e', 'x': 0, 't': 0}, {'label': 'W', 'x': 5, 't': 2}, {'label': 'V', 'x': -5, 't': 1}, {'label': 'X', 'x': 6, 't': 2}, {'label': 'B', 'x': -6, 't': 1}, {'label': 'F', 'x': 7, 't': 3}, {'label': 'g', 'x': 1, 't': 14}, {'label': 'y', 'x': 1, 't': 18}
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| Speed Of Light |
1
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| Hint |
Spacetime diagram: 6 of 11 events are in the future light cone of (0,0). An event (x, t) is causally connected if |x| ≤ c·t where c=1. Filter out spacelike events (|x| > t), sort remaining by t. GPS satellites use this same physics to maintain cm-level accuracy.
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| Answer Format |
lowercase word (the causally connected message)
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author's note: Pool fill: spacetime-causality diff 4
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