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• Geodesic manifold — In mathematics, a geodesic manifold (or geodesically complete manifold) is a surface on which any two points can be joined by a shortest path, called a geodesic.DefinitionLet (M, g) be a (connected) (pseudo ) Riemannian manifold, and let gamma :… …   Wikipedia

• Geodesic — [ great circle arcs.] In mathematics, a geodesic IPA|/ˌdʒiəˈdɛsɪk, ˈdisɪk/ [jee uh des ik, dee sik] is a generalization of the notion of a straight line to curved spaces . In presence of a metric, geodesics are defined to be (locally) the… …   Wikipedia

• Geodesic (general relativity) — This article is about the use of geodesics in general relativity. For the general concept in geometry, see geodesic. General relativity Introduction Mathematical formulation Resources …   Wikipedia

• Geodesic convexity — In mathematics mdash; specifically, in Riemannian geometry mdash; geodesic convexity is a natural generalization of convexity for sets and functions to Riemannian manifolds. It is common to drop the prefix geodesic and refer simply to convexity… …   Wikipedia

• Geodesic map — In mathematics mdash; specifically, in differential geometry mdash; a geodesic map (or geodesic mapping or geodesic diffeomorphism) is a function that preserves geodesics . More precisely, given two (pesudo )Riemannian manifolds ( M , g ) and ( N …   Wikipedia

• Riemannian manifold — In Riemannian geometry, a Riemannian manifold ( M , g ) (with Riemannian metric g ) is a real differentiable manifold M in which each tangent space is equipped with an inner product g in a manner which varies smoothly from point to point. The… …   Wikipedia

• Cut locus (Riemannian manifold) — In Riemannian geometry, the cut locus of a point p in a manifold is roughly the set of all other points for which there are multiple minimizing geodesics connecting them from p, but it may contain additional points where the minimizing geodesic… …   Wikipedia

• Closed geodesic — In differential geometry and dynamical systems, a closed geodesic on a Riemannian manifold M is the projection of a closed orbit of the geodesic flow on M. Contents 1 Examples 2 Definition 3 See also 4 …   Wikipedia

• Solving the geodesic equations — is a procedure used in mathematics, particularly Riemannian geometry, and in physics, particularly in general relativity, that results in obtaining geodesics. Physically, these represent the paths of (usually ideal) particles with no proper… …   Wikipedia

• Simplicial manifold — In mathematics, the term simplicial manifold commonly refers to either of two different types of objects, which combine attributes of a simplex with those of a manifold. Briefly; a simplex is a generalization of the concept of a triangle into… …   Wikipedia

• Finsler manifold — In mathematics, particularly differential geometry, a Finsler manifold is a differentiable manifold M with a Banach norm defined over each tangent space, smoothly depending on position, and (usually) assumed to satisfy the following… …   Wikipedia