An existence theory for relativistic brachistochrones in stationary space–times

DOI10.1063/1.532619zbMath0934.58016OpenAlexW2013686848MaRDI QIDQ4701547

Paolo Piccione, Fabio Giannoni

Publication date: 10 April 2000

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.532619

zbMATH Keywords

existencestationary space-timesrelativistic brachistochrones

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of variational problems in infinite-dimensional spaces to the sciences (58E50) Variational problems in applications to the theory of geodesics (problems in one independent variable) (58E10)

Related Items (4)

Global variational methods on smooth nonholonomic constraints ⋮ Variational aspects of the geodesics problem in sub-Riemannian geometry ⋮ The brachistochrone problem with frictional forces ⋮ The arrival time brachistochrones in general relativity.

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• The imbedding problem for Riemannian manifolds
• Homologie singulière des espaces fibrés. Applications
• The brachistochrone in almost flat space
• The brachistochrone problem in a stationary space-time
• Category of loop spaces of open subsets in euclidean space
• An approach to the relativistic brachistochrone problem by sub-Riemannian geometry

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