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Title Details:
Geodesic curves
Authors: Arvanitogeorgos, Andreas
Reviewer: Papantoniou, Vasilis
Subject: MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE > MATHEMATICS > DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY > CLASSICAL DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY
Keywords:
Geodesic
Geodesic Curvature
Calculus Of Variations
Clairaut Theorem
Exponential Map
Description:
Abstract:
We define geodesics on a surface as curves whose covariant derivative of tangent vectors alog them are zero, as well as by using calculus of variations. We discuss gedesic curvature and exponential map.
Table of Contents:
- Geodesic curves
- Geodesic curvature
- Clairaut's theorem
- Geodesics via calculus of variations
- The exponential map
- Solved problems
- Problems
Linguistic Editors: Gyftopoulou, Ourania
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 12-10-2015
Item Details:
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/gr
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/142
Bibliographic Reference: Arvanitogeorgos, A. (2015). Geodesic curves [Chapter]. In Arvanitogeorgos, A. 2015. Elementary Differential Geometry [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/142
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Elementary Differential Geometry
Number of pages 27
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions