Difference between revisions of "Geodesic distance"
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| − | The length of the shortest [[geodesic line]] connecting two points (or two sets). In variational calculus the geodesic distance is the extremal value of the functional under study concerning extremals connecting the two points. | + | The length of the shortest [[geodesic line]] connecting two points (or two sets). In [[variational calculus]] the geodesic distance is the extremal value of the functional under study concerning extremals connecting the two points. |
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Latest revision as of 07:55, 16 April 2023
The length of the shortest geodesic line connecting two points (or two sets). In variational calculus the geodesic distance is the extremal value of the functional under study concerning extremals connecting the two points.
References
| [a1] | H. Busemann, "The geometry of geodesics" , Acad. Press (1955) |
| [a2] | W. Klingenberg, "Riemannian geometry" , de Gruyter (1982) (Translated from German) |
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Geodesic distance. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Geodesic_distance&oldid=53810
Geodesic distance. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Geodesic_distance&oldid=53810