Consider a unit sphere centred at the origin. Find an arc length parametrised geodesic connecting the points (0,0, 1) and (0,0, –1). Is the solution to this problem unique?

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Problem 28AR: Determine the arc length from point C to point D on the template shown.
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Consider a unit sphere centred at the origin. Find an arc length parametrised geodesic
connecting the points (0,0, 1) and (0,0,-1).
Is the solution to this problem unique?
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a unit sphere centred at the origin. Find an arc length parametrised geodesic connecting the points (0,0, 1) and (0,0,-1). Is the solution to this problem unique?
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