Proper time in an acceleration frame

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Printed problem text: Compute the proper time required for the occupants of a rocket ship to travel the ~30,000 light-years from the Earth to the center of the Galaxy. Assume they maintain an acceleration of one "earth gravity" (10^3 cm/sec^2) for half the trip, then decelerate at one earth gravity for the remaining half.

$$d\tau = \sqrt{-g_{\mu v}\frac{dx^{\mu}}{d\lambda} \frac{dx^{v}}{d \lambda}} d \lambda $$
Calling ##d \lambda = d t##, t is coordinate time in an inertial frame.
$$\Delta \tau = \int \sqrt{-(-1+v^2/c^2)} dt$$
$$\Delta \tau \approx \Delta t - \frac{g^2*\Delta t^2}{6c^2}$$
where $$\Delta t = 2 \sqrt{L/g}, L = 30,000ly$$

So we just need to substitute it. Is this right?
 
Your second equation of time integration gives ##\tau(t)##. To integrate it we need to know ##v(t)##. You can get it from the relation of v(t) and constant acceleration below
[tex]\frac{d}{dt}\frac{v}{\sqrt{1-v^2/c^2}}=g[/tex]
By further integrating v(t) with time you get x(t) so you can get ##\tau(x)## to know proper time for one way the amount of which should be doubled for a round trip.
 
Herculi said:
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$$d\tau = \sqrt{-g_{\mu v}\frac{dx^{\mu}}{d\lambda} \frac{dx^{v}}{d \lambda}} d \lambda $$
Calling ##d \lambda = d t##, t is coordinate time in an inertial frame.
$$\Delta \tau = \int \sqrt{-(-1+v^2/c^2)} dt$$
$$\Delta \tau \approx \Delta t - \frac{g^2*\Delta t^2}{6c^2}$$
where $$\Delta t = 2 \sqrt{L/g}, L = 30,000ly$$

So we just need to substitute it. Is this right?
No, it's not right. I don't think you've understood the problem at all. The proper acceleration must be ##g##. You've given no explanation on how you calculated that integral.

Have you heard of the hyberbolic trig functions?

The answer you give can't be right. You're going to get ##\Delta \tau## to be negative.