Concept information
Preferred term
Geodesics
Definition
- The shortest distance between two points in space (or space-time). A geodesic on a sphere is an arc of a great circle. In the theory of general relativity, freely falling bodies follow geodesic paths in space-time. (en)
Broader concept
- General relativity (en)
Narrower concepts
- Gravitational deflection (en)
- Penrose limit (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/645
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