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= Solution

Use $n_\mu=-\alpha\nabla_\mu t$. Differentiating, contracting with $n^\rho$, and using $n^\rho\nabla_\rho t=1/\alpha$ gives a gradient of $\log\alpha$ plus a component parallel to $n_\mu$. The acceleration is orthogonal to $n^\mu$, so spatial projection removes the parallel part:
$$
\boxed{a_\mu=D_\mu\log\alpha
=\frac{D_\mu\alpha}{\alpha}}.
$$

Solved by gpt-5.6-sol high.

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