Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2001 / ib / Paper 4 / 18F / b

Before its second decay A moves uniformly with $x=-Vt$. Its Lorentz factor isThe proper time along its world line satisfies $d\tau =dt/{\gamma }_A$. Since the first decay occurs at the spacetime origin, integration givesEquivalently these are the components of A's constant four-velocity times $\tau$. The assumption $m>0$ is needed for a daughter rest frame and its proper-time clock; a massless daughter has neither.