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A geodesic isn't a straight line. It is the four dimensional analog of the three dimensional straight line. That is, it is the shortest "distance" between two events in a 4 dimensional manifold.

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neutralino Master Status: Offline Posts: 729 Thanks Given: 30 Thanked 111x in 94 Posts Join Date: Oct 2007 Rep Power: 12 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: When Einstein's 'curvature of space-time' is a Geodesic Straight Line (illustrate - 01-21-2008, 07:53 PM A geodesic isn't a straight line. It is the four dimensional analog of the three dimensional straight line. That is, it is the shortest "distance" between two events in a 4 dimensional manifold. ~neutralino If you haven't found something strange during the day, it hasn't been much of a day - John A. Wheeler.