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  1. @jsiehler cosh π‘₯ and sinh π‘₯ have the same right to exist as cos π‘₯ and sin π‘₯ because they all together appear in the matrix representation of a four-dimensional Lorentz transformation. The hyperbolic functions describe the acceleration in the same way as the ordinary trigonometric functions describe a rotation.

    By the way, are there other β€œnatural” uses of the hyperbolic functions?

    #LorentzTransformation #sinh #cosh