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 Geodesics are the "​shortest"​ paths between two points in a flat spacetime and the straightest path between two points in a curved spacetime.  ​ Geodesics are the "​shortest"​ paths between two points in a flat spacetime and the straightest path between two points in a curved spacetime.  ​
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 +On a sphere the geodesics are "great circles"​. ​
 <tabbox Concrete> ​ <tabbox Concrete> ​
  
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