KnowraGeodesicLinked fromLinked fromThe 68 pages that link to Geodesic, each with the reason it gives.All 68Broader topic 9Related 44Narrower topic 9Compared with 6Line segmentCompared with: A straight segment is the Euclidean case of a shortest path between two points.Minimal surfaceCompared with: Geodesics are the one-dimensional analogue of area-stationary surfaces.Causal structureCompared with: Causal curves need not be geodesics, even when they connect events.Ray (geometry)Compared with: A geodesic generalizes straightness on curved spaces rather than extending along a Euclidean line.Brachistochrone curveCompared with: A geodesic optimizes geometric length, whereas the brachistochrone optimizes travel time with changing speed.Circle of latitudeCompared with: A latitude circle other than the equator is not a geodesic.