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    Geodesics on R^2: Exact Formula?

    Hello, Suppose that R^2 is provided with the following metric ds^2 = dx^2 + (\cosh(x))^2 dy^2 Can we find a general exact formula \alpha(t) for the geodesics (starting at an arbitrary point) ? The geodesic equation gives x'' - \cosh(x)\sinh(x) (y')^2 = 0 y'' + 2...
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