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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2009 iii Paper 59 2 c ii Solution by
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For the compact alpha-plane and beta plane , an intersection point must satisfy . If , that is impossible. If , intermediate two-planes correspond to lines in the two-dimensional quotient . ThereforeThe nonempty intersection is a projective null geodesic. In an affine chart its tangent must be both and ; these conditions force a multiple of . Thus its affine portion is a null line, with the indicated projective compactification.
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