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mnb96
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Hello,
If we consider a Euclidean plane [tex]\mathbb{R}^2[/tex] with the ordinary inner product, and we "distort" it through a cartesian->polar transformation, how should I compute the shortest arc between two points [tex](r,\theta)[/tex] and [tex](r',\theta')[/tex] ?
If we consider a Euclidean plane [tex]\mathbb{R}^2[/tex] with the ordinary inner product, and we "distort" it through a cartesian->polar transformation, how should I compute the shortest arc between two points [tex](r,\theta)[/tex] and [tex](r',\theta')[/tex] ?