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Hint 2

The curve consists of the two branches of a hyperbola, lying between the asymptotes $x=\pm ct$ and crossing the $x$-axis at $x=\pm s$. Shown below is the curve for the case $s=1$ (in units where $c=1$).


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Mike Birse
2001-01-16