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...
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A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-shell structure (lattice-shell) based on a geodesic polyhedron. The rigid triangular elements of the dome distribute...
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In general relativity, Schwarzschild geodesics describe the motion of test particles in the gravitational field of a central fixed mass M , {\textstyle...
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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...
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A geodesic polyhedron is a convex polyhedron made from triangles. They usually have icosahedral symmetry, such that they have 6 triangles at a vertex,...
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The study of geodesics on an ellipsoid arose in connection with geodesy specifically with the solution of triangulation networks. The figure of the Earth...
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In general relativity, a geodesic generalizes the notion of a "straight line" to curved spacetime. Importantly, the world line of a particle free from...
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A geodesic grid is a spatial grid based on a geodesic polyhedron or Goldberg polyhedron. The earliest use of the (icosahedral) geodesic grid in geophysical...
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In mathematics, the geodesic equations are second-order non-linear differential equations, and are commonly presented in the form of Euler–Lagrange equations...
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Buckminster Fuller (section Geodesic domes)
known geodesic dome; carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their structural and mathematical resemblance to geodesic spheres...
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