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Unreachable relavistic particle in accelarated motion

Let's say I have a particle in a uniformly acclerated motion such that $$ a_\mu a^\mu = -g^2, \quad g > 0\ {\rm and\ constant} \tag1 $$ I want to prove that any signal coming from a apace-time ...
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What is my acceleration in my own frame?

This is , I suppose not a good question , but I think I am missing something which confuses me in this question. So my question is: Velocity is relative. So suppose a car is moving at a speed $200 \;\...
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Is acceleration relative?

A while back in my Dynamics & Relativity lectures my lecturer mentioned that an object need not be accelerating relative to anything - he said it makes sense for an object to just be accelerating. ...
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