The interval AB in the diagram to the right is 'time-like'. I.e. there is a frame of reference in which event A and event B occur at the same location in space, separated only by occurring at different times. If A precedes B in that frame, then A precedes B in all frames. It is hypothetically possible for matter (or information) to travel from A to B, so there can be a causal relationship (with A the cause and B the effect).

The interval AC in the diagram is 'space-like'. I.e. there is a frame of reference in which event A and event C occur simultaneously, separated only in space. However there are also frames in which A precedes C (as shown) and frames in which C precedes A. Barring some way of traveling faster than light, it is not possible for any matter (or information) to travel from A to C or from C to A. Thus there is no causal connection between A and C.

Această operă a fost eliberată domeniului public de către autorul său, Sakurambo. Aceasta se aplică în întreaga lume. În anumite țări există posibilitatea ca acest lucru să nu fie legal posibil; în acest caz: Sakurambo permite oricui să utilizeze această operă în orice scop, fără nicio condiție, atâta timp cât asemenea condiții nu sunt cerute de lege.

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