Question R11 Q2 - 2023 MIT Science Bowl High School Invitational

Which of the following statements is NOT true about an object in motion through spacetime with a constant proper acceleration?

W) The path as observed in an inertial reference frame traces out the shape of a hyperbola on a spacetime diagram

X) An observer in a frame that is always moving with the object will feel a constant force due to the acceleration

Y) The object will never reach the speed of light

Z) Any light ray that begins behind the object and travels towards it will eventually pass it

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