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Past exam of the relativity course of the University of Cambridge 2022 Section B 6 b iv Solution by
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For the stated outward-accelerating hyperbola, take positive signed proper acceleration and an initially stationary spaceship. Then , so and . The initial values are , . Integration givesTaking their half-sum and half-difference yields the hyperbolic motionThe printed position data alone do not specify the initial velocity. If the initial rapidity is an arbitrary , the equally valid positive-acceleration solution isThus the requested special expression implicitly selects .
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