7.-The quadrilateral acceleration is defined by: $a^\mu = \frac{du^\mu}{dt} = \frac{d^2x^\mu}{dt^2}$.Show that your components are related to the ordinary acceleration a and the velocity v by: $a^0 = \gamma^4 \mathbf{v} \cdot \mathbf{a}/c$ $a^1 = \gamma^2 \left[a_x + \gamma^2 \frac{v_x}{c^2} \mathbf{v} \cdot \mathbf{a}\right]$ $a^2 = \gamma^2 \left[a_y + \gamma^2 \frac{v_y}{c^2} \mathbf{v} \cdot \mathbf{a}\right]$ $a^3 = \gamma^2 \left[a_z + \gamma^2 \frac{v_z}{c^2} \mathbf{v} \cdot \mathbf{a}\right]$ where $\gamma = (1 - (v/c)^2)^{-1/2}$.
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