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Past exam of the symmetry and relativity course of the University of Oxford 2019 1 b Solution by
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Let denote the constant rest mass, set , and put . The relativistic three-force is , soIt follows thatIntegrating the velocity with the initial position fixed givesThese formulas allow either sign of ; their limit is rest at the origin. For , the trajectory obeysThis is hyperbolic motion. Its coordinate acceleration decreases while its proper acceleration has constant magnitude . In particular, a constant three-force does not give constant coordinate acceleration at relativistic speed.
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