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Proposition: Boosts select the cone
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A proper cone satisfying , with , equals .
Proof. Positive multiples of fill the future timelike region. Closedness therefore gives .
Suppose . If , then , contradicting pointedness because . Otherwise set , . Then , and invariance and scaling give . As ,
This is a negative nonzero multiple of a vector already in , again contradicting pointedness.
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