A geodesic between two points is defined as the shortest length curve joining those two points. The video notes that while other equivalent definitions exist, this shortest-path formulation is the one used to frame the subsequent variational problem.
Conditions: Applies to a curve connecting two specified points in space-time.; The definition is presented as one usable formulation among equivalent alternatives.
A geodesic between two points is defined as the shortest length curve joining those two points. The video notes that while other equivalent definitions exist, this shortest-path formulation is the one used to frame the subsequent variational problem.
Conditions: Applies to a curve connecting two specified points in space-time.; The definition is presented as one usable formulation among equivalent alternatives.