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is a spacetime index which takes the value 0 for the timelike component, and 1, 2, 3 for the spacelike coordinates. The zeroth component is defined as the time coordinate multiplied by ,

Each function depends on one parameter ? called its proper time. As a column vector,

Time dilation

From time dilation, the differentials in coordinate time and proper time

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