```ruby
module Veritas
  class Relation
    class Empty < Materialized
      include Optimizable  # for no-op #optimize

      def initialize(header)
        super(header, Set.new)
        @predicate = Logic::Proposition::False.instance
      end

    end # class Empty
  end # class Relation
end # module Veritas
```

Use an Array to initialize an Empty relation
user
```ruby
module Veritas
  class Relation
    class Empty < Materialized
      include Optimizable  # for no-op #optimize

      ZERO_TUPLE = [].freeze

      def initialize(header)
        super(header, ZERO_TUPLE)
        @predicate = Logic::Proposition::False.instance
      end

    end # class Empty
  end # class Relation
end # module Veritas
```
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