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Topic: Action-Reaction: Instantaneous VS Gradual
Replies: 9   Last Post: Dec 3, 2012 3:19 AM

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Sam Wormley

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Re: Action-Reaction: Instantaneous VS Gradual
Posted: Dec 2, 2012 7:08 PM
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On 12/2/12 5:48 PM, jdawe wrote:
> The fastest way to travel between two points in space is via a
> straight line.

In mathematics, particularly differential geometry, a geodesic is
a generalization of the notion of a "straight line" to "curved
spaces" and represents the shortest distance.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic

From an inertial reference frame c represents the fastest propagation
speed with material objects always with velocity less than c.

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