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spacelike_iff_superluminal

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IndisputableMonolith.Unification.SpacetimeEmergence
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 209  rw [interval_eq_spatial_minus_temporal]; constructor <;> intro h <;> linarith
 210
 211/-- **Spacelike condition**: ds² > 0 iff |Δx|² > (Δt)². -/
 212theorem spacelike_iff_superluminal (v : Displacement) :
 213    0 < interval v ↔ temporal_sq v < spatial_norm_sq v := by
 214  rw [interval_eq_spatial_minus_temporal]; constructor <;> intro h <;> linarith
 215
 216/-! ## §6  Light Cone Structure -/
 217
 218/-- A purely temporal displacement is timelike. -/
 219theorem pure_temporal_is_timelike (t : ℝ) (ht : t ≠ 0) :
 220    interval (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 0 then t else 0) < 0 := by
 221  rw [timelike_iff_subluminal]
 222  show (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 0 then t else 0) (1 : Fin 4) ^ 2 +
 223       (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 0 then t else 0) (2 : Fin 4) ^ 2 +
 224       (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 0 then t else 0) (3 : Fin 4) ^ 2 <
 225       (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 0 then t else 0) (0 : Fin 4) ^ 2
 226  norm_num; exact sq_pos_of_ne_zero ht
 227
 228/-- A purely spatial displacement is spacelike. -/
 229theorem pure_spatial_is_spacelike (x : ℝ) (hx : x ≠ 0) :
 230    0 < interval (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 1 then x else 0) := by
 231  rw [spacelike_iff_superluminal]
 232  show (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 1 then x else 0) (0 : Fin 4) ^ 2 <
 233       (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 1 then x else 0) (1 : Fin 4) ^ 2 +
 234       (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 1 then x else 0) (2 : Fin 4) ^ 2 +
 235       (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 1 then x else 0) (3 : Fin 4) ^ 2
 236  norm_num; exact sq_pos_of_ne_zero hx
 237
 238/-- A null displacement (|Δx| = |Δt|) is lightlike. -/
 239theorem equal_displacement_is_lightlike (a : ℝ) :
 240    interval (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 0 ∨ i.val = 1 then a else 0) = 0 := by
 241  rw [interval_eq_spatial_minus_temporal]
 242  show (fun i : Fin 4 => if i.val = 0 ∨ i.val = 1 then a else 0) (1 : Fin 4) ^ 2 +