More on Riemann metrics in R^2 for which the lines are the shortest paths

zbMATH Open0955.53026MaRDI QIDQ1129744FDOQ1129744

Authors: Viktor Ohanyan 

Publication date: 16 June 1999

Published in: Journal of Contemporary Mathematical Analysis. Armenian Academy of Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

geodesicsHilbert's fourth problemHilbert metricisotropic Riemann metrics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22)

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