Trajectory function of projectile motion

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The discussion centers on the trajectory function of projectile motion in the context of special relativity, specifically the parametric equations derived by the author. The equations are defined as x(t) and y(t), with the trajectory function y(x) expressed in terms of hyperbolic functions. Key variables include F, P(t), and constants such as E0 and p0, which are critical for understanding the calculations. The participant expresses confusion regarding the meaning of these variables and their roles in the equations, particularly the term cP(t).

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I've been studying this rather interesting article about projectile motion in special relativity. The thing is, I can't understand how the author found the trajectory function. He says that he did it by solving the following parametric equation:
[tex]x(t)=\frac{cp_0cos\theta}{F}ln\left \{ \frac{\sqrt{E_0^2+c^2P^2(t)-c^2p_0^2sen^2\theta}+cP(t)}{E_0-cp_0sen\theta} \right \}\\\\<br /> y(t)=\frac{1}{F}\left \{ E_0-\sqrt{E_0^2+c^2P^2(t)-c^2p_0^2sen^2\theta} \right \}[/tex]
For which he found the following function:
[tex]y(x)=\frac{E_0}{F}-\frac{E_0}{F}cosh\left [ \frac{Fx}{p_occos\theta} \right ]+\frac{p_0csen\theta}{F}senh\left [ \frac{Fx}{p_0ccos\theta} \right ][/tex]
I'm having some trouble with this calculation because of that [itex]cP(t)[/itex] term. I've tried backtracking as well, but it didn't work. I'm feeling stupid. :(
 
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Don't know what any of this stands for, and the paper is behind a paywall. What is F, what is P(t)?? (I assume that sen, senh mean sin, sinh.)

Let X = Fx/(p0c cosθ), let Q = stuff inside the √, and drop the 0 subscripts on p0, E0.

eX = (√Q + cP)/(E - cp sinθ) = (E + cp sinθ)(√Q + cP)/(E2 - c2p2sin2θ)
e-X = ... = (E - cp sinθ)(√Q - cP)/(E2 - c2p2sin2θ)

cosh X = (E√Q + c2pP sin2θ)/(E2 - c2p2sin2θ)

sinh X = (cp sinθ√Q + cPE)/(E2 - c2p2sin2θ)

From which, -E cosh X + pc sinθ sinh X = -√Q, which is (almost) y.
 
I'm sorry, I didn't write what any of these terms meant because my issue was with the algebra, not the problem's physics.
[itex]P(t)=Ft-p_0sin\theta[/itex] (I think the author did that to simplify the equations) and I'm assuming [itex]F[/itex] is the weight.

Thank you for the help, it didn't occur to me that if I multiplied [itex]e^{-X}[/itex] by that I would get rid of the [itex]Q[/itex] in the denominator. Like I said, I'm stupid. :(
 

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