Geodesic

★★★★☆Undergraduate

📖Definition

Shortest path between two points on a surface or manifold

📐Formulas

Geodesic equation: d²x^k/dt² + Γ^k_ij dxⁱ/dt dx^j/dt = 0
Christoffel symbols: Γ^k_ij

✏️Examples

예제 1

Straight lines on plane

예제 2

Great circles on sphere

예제 3

Arcs on hyperboloid

Applications

Flight paths

General relativity

Computer graphics

🔗Related Documents

Prerequisites

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