- In geometry, a
geodesic (/ˌdʒiː.əˈdɛsɪk, -oʊ-, -ˈdiːsɪk, -zɪk/) is a
curve representing in some
sense the
locally shortest path (arc)
between two points...
- A
geodesic dome is a
hemispherical thin-s****
structure (lattice-s****)
based on a
geodesic polyhedron. The
rigid triangular elements of the dome distribute...
- A
geodesic is a
curve representing in some
sense the
shortest path
between two
points on a surface. Look up
geodesic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary...
- In
general relativity, a
geodesic generalizes the
notion of a "straight line" to
curved spacetime. Importantly, the
world line of a
particle free from...
- The
study of
geodesics on an
ellipsoid arose in
connection with
geodesy specifically with the
solution of
triangulation networks. The
figure of the Earth...
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geodesic convexity is a
natural generalization of
convexity for sets and
functions to
Riemannian manifolds. It is
common to drop the
prefix "
geodesic"...
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called a
geodesic. The
geodesic deviation equation relates the
Riemann curvature tensor to the
relative acceleration of two
neighboring geodesics. In differential...
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differential geometry and
dynamical systems, a
closed geodesic on a
Riemannian manifold is a
geodesic that
returns to its
starting point with the same tangent...
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Solving the
geodesic equations is a
procedure used in mathematics,
particularly Riemannian geometry, and in physics,
particularly in
general relativity...
- In
general relativity,
Schwarzschild geodesics describe the
motion of test
particles in the
gravitational field of a
central fixed m**** M , {\textstyle...
