Light-like Geodesic - What are the limits of integration?

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Homework Statement



Consider the following geodesic of a massless particle where ##\alpha## is a constant:

[tex]\dot r = \frac{\alpha}{a(t)^2}[/tex]
[tex]c^2 \dot t^2 = \frac{\alpha^2}{a^2(t)}[/tex]

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Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution



Part (a)
[tex]c \frac{dt}{d\lambda} = \frac{\alpha}{a}[/tex]
[tex]a dt = \frac{\alpha}{c} d\lambda[/tex]
[tex]\frac{1}{H} a = \frac{\alpha}{c} \lambda + \epsilon^{'}[/tex]
[tex]a = \frac{H}{c} \left( \alpha \lambda + \epsilon \right)[/tex]

Similarly,
[tex]r = \frac{c^2}{H^2} \left[ -\frac{1}{\alpha \lambda + \epsilon} + \delta \right][/tex]

Part(b)
I'm confused as to what the limits of integration are. I'm not sure if this is right:

At ##t = t_0##, ##a(t_0) = 1 = \frac{H}{c} \left(\alpha \lambda + \epsilon \right)##.

At ##r = r_e## what happens to ##\delta##?
 
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How do I get the final expression?
 
bumpp anyone?
 
bumping on light-like, limits.
 
bumpp on last part