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48 results for time-minimizing geodesics

This study examines abnormal geodesics in 2D-Zermelo navigation problems, revealing their role in separating time minimal and maximal curves.

problem The role of abnormal geodesics in planar Zermelo navigation problems with strong current.
method Geometric time optimal control approach, focusing on the heading angle of the ship.
result Abnormal geodesics separate time minimal and maximal curves, and are both small-time minimizing and maximizing.

Study of timelike surfaces with time-minimizing rulings in Newtonian and relativistic spacetimes.

problem Understanding time-minimizing paths in spacetime geometries.
method Constructing timelike surfaces ruled by geodesics of Finsler or Jacobi metrics.
result Explicit examples of brachistochrone-ruled timelike surfaces in Minkowski and Schwarzschild spacetimes.

Solves time-minimizing navigation on a mountain slope using Riemann-Finsler geometry.

problem Time-minimizing navigation on a mountain slope under gravity.
method Riemann-Finsler geometry, Zermelo navigation problem, anisotropic deformation of the background Riemannian metric, rescaled gravitational wind.
result A new Finsler metric for optimal navigation on slippery mountain slopes.

Solves time-optimal navigation on slippery slopes with cross gravitational wind.

problem Time-optimal navigation on a slippery cross slope under gravitational wind.
method New Finsler metric derived for the problem, considering both lateral and longitudinal gravitational effects.
result Conditions for strong convexity and purely geometric solution provided.

Dynamic reinsurance minimizes insurer's cost of capital over time.

problem Minimizing insurer's cost of capital in a dynamic reinsurance setting.
method Dynamic extension of the static optimal reinsurance problem, viewed as a risk-sensitive Markov Decision Process.
result Existence of a stationary Markovian optimal reinsurance policy under an infinite planning horizon.

Paper studies complex Lagrangian surfaces and their relation to SL(3,C)\mathrm{SL}(3,\mathbb{C})-representations.

problem Minimal Lagrangian surfaces in bi-complex hyperbolic space and their representations.
method Introduces bi-complex Higgs bundles and parameterizes SL(3,C)\mathrm{SL}(3,\mathbb{C})-quasi-Fuchsian representations.
result Parameterization of SL(3,C)\mathrm{SL}(3,\mathbb{C})-quasi-Fuchsian representations by an open set in Teichmüller space.

A half-geodesic is a closed geodesic realizing the distance between any pair of its points. All geodesics in a round sphere are half-geodesics. Conversely, this note establishes that Riemannian spheres with all geodesics closed and sufficiently many half-geodesics are round.

2019-04-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on homogeneous geodesics in sub-Riemannian geometry.

problem Characterizing and understanding homogeneous geodesics in sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Criterion for geodesics to be homogeneous, proof of geodesic orbit spaces, examples of geodesic orbit sub-Riemannian manifolds.
result Existence of at least one homogeneous geodesic under broad conditions.

Study geodesics and F-geodesics on tangent bundles over para-Kähler-Norden manifolds.

problem Investigate geodesics and F-geodesics on tangent bundles.
method Investigate geodesics and F-geodesics on tangent bundles and φ-unit tangent bundles equipped with φ-Sasaki metric over para-Kähler-Norden manifolds.
result Investigate and analyze geodesics and F-geodesics on tangent bundles.

Study on geodesics of Finsler metrics derived from Riemannian metrics.

problem Investigating geodesics in Finsler metrics derived from Riemannian metrics.
method Proved geodesic lemma for a family of Riemannian geodesic orbit metrics, analyzed geodesic graphs.
result Derived Finsler metrics have geodesic orbit property and belong to a new class of metrics.

We study the geometry of the Thurston metric on Teichmuller space by examining its geodesics and comparing them to Teichmuller geodesics. We show that, similar to a Teichmuller geodesic, the shadow of a Thurston geodesic to the curve graph is a reparametrized quasi-geodesic. However, we show that the set of short curve…

2014-05-06abs ↗pdf ↗

We describe the geometry of geodesics on a Lorentz ellipsoid: give explicit formulas for the first integrals (pseudo-confocal coordinates), curvature, geodesically equivalent Riemannian metric, the invariant area-forms on the time- and space-like geodesics and invariant 1-form on the space of null geodesics. We prove a…

2007-05-01abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper classifies geodesics of projectively flat sprays and introduces a method to determine sprays based on geodesics.

problem Classifying geodesics of projectively flat sprays and determining sprays based on geodesics.
method Introduction of a geodesic method to determine an n-dimensional spray based on a family of curves with 2(n-1) free parameters as geodesics.
result Classification of geodesics of projectively flat sprays and determination of sprays based on geodesics.

The paper connects geodesic flows, hyperbolic geodesics, and stable ergodicity.

problem Understanding conditions for geodesic flows to be Anosov and ergodic.
method Analyzing Finsler and Riemannian metrics on surfaces, using recent results.
result Geodesic flows on surfaces are C2C^2 stably ergodic if and only if they are Anosov.

Tight geodesics were introduced by Masur-Minsky in [17]. They and their hierarchies have been a powerful tool in the study of the curve complex, mapping class groups, Teichmüller spaces, and hyperbolic 3-manifolds. In the same paper, they showed that there are at least one and at most finitely many tight geodesics betw…

2017-03-30abs ↗pdf ↗

No closed timelike geodesics in Kerr spacetimes, proving absence of closed causal geodesics.

problem Proving the nonexistence of closed timelike geodesics in Kerr spacetimes.
method Analyzing the Kerr-star spacetime, excluding closed null geodesics and proving the nonexistence of closed timelike geodesics.
result No closed timelike geodesics in Kerr spacetimes.

Let M be a Margulis spacetime whose associated complete hyperbolic surface S has compact convex core. Generalizing the correspondence between closed geodesics on M and closed geodesics on S, we establish an orbit equivalence between recurrent spacelike geodesics on M and recurrent geodesics on S. In contrast, no timeli…

2011-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

The authors define a class of functions on Riemannian manifolds, which is called geodesic semilocal E-preinvex functions, as a generalization of geodesic semilocal E-convex and geodesic semi E-preinvex functions and some of its properties are established. Furthermore, a nonlinear fractional multiobjective programming i…

2018-08-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Study geodesics in curved spaces, counts ambiguous paths, confirms number theory conjectures.

problem Counting ambiguous geodesics in curved spaces.
method Asymptotic formula for common perpendiculars in negatively curved spaces, applying to modular orbifolds and number fields.
result Confirms and extends Motohashi's conjecture on binary additive divisor problem.

Study geodesic flows on cones over Riemannian manifolds, showing superintegrability.

problem Behavior of geodesics on cones over arbitrary Riemannian manifolds.
method Show existence of first integrals uniquely determining geodesics.
result Geodesic flow on cones is superintegrable and Liouville--Arnold integrable for non-radial trajectories.

The study examines geodesics and tight geodesics in surface curve complexes.

problem Characterizing the spectrum of geodesics and tight geodesics in curve complexes.
method Analyzing the number of geodesics and tight geodesics of length dd in curve complexes.
result The spectrum of geodesics is a subset of the spectrum of tight geodesics, with equality for geodesics of length 2.

New results on the convexity of geodesic-length functions on Teichmüller space are presented. A formula for the Hessian of geodesic-length is presented. New bounds for the gradient and Hessian of geodesic-length are described. A relationship of geodesic-length functions to Weil-Petersson distance is described. Applicat…

2005-02-24abs ↗pdf ↗

There are many equivalent definitions of Riemannian geodesics. They are naturally generalised to sub-Riemannian manifold, but become non-equivalent. We give a review of different definitions of geodesics of a sub-Riemannian manifold and interrelation between them. We recall three variational definitions of geodesics as…

2019-09-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the existence of simple closed geodesics or "geodesic knots" in finite volume orientable hyperbolic 3-manifolds. Previous results show that at least one geodesic knot always exists [Bull. London Math. Soc. 31(1) (1999) 81-86], and that certain arithmetic manifolds contain infinitely many geodesic knots [J. …

2009-06-30abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we study homogeneous geodesics in homogeneous Finsler spaces. We first give a simple criterion that characterizes geodesic vectors. We show that the geodesics on a Lie group, relative to a bi-invariant Finsler metric, are the cosets of the one-parameter subgroups. The existence of infinitely many homogen…

2007-06-24abs ↗pdf ↗