- In geometry, a
geodesic (/ˌdʒiː.əˈdɛsɪk, -oʊ-, -ˈdiːsɪk, -zɪk/) is a
curve representing in some
sense the
shortest path (arc)
between two
points in a surface...
- A
geodesic dome is a
hemispherical thin-s****
structure (lattice-s****)
based on a
geodesic polyhedron. The
rigid triangular elements of the dome distribute...
- In
general relativity,
Schwarzschild geodesics describe the
motion of test
particles in the
gravitational field of a
central fixed m**** M,{\textstyle...
- In
general relativity, a
geodesic generalizes the
notion of a "straight line" to
curved spacetime. Importantly, the
world line of a
particle free from...
- A
geodesic polyhedron is a
convex polyhedron made from triangles. They
usually have
icosahedral symmetry, such that they have 6
triangles at a vertex,...
- The
study of
geodesics on an
ellipsoid arose in
connection with
geodesy specifically with the
solution of
triangulation networks. The
figure of the Earth...
-
known geodesic dome;
carbon molecules known as
fullerenes were
later named by
scientists for
their structural and
mathematical resemblance to
geodesic spheres...
- A
geodesic circle is
either "the
locus on a
surface at a
constant geodesic distance from a
fixed point" or a
curve of
constant geodesic curvature. A geodesic...
- 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...
-
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...
