The surface of a paraboloid of revolution is defined by (z=aleft(x^{2}+y^{2}ight)) where (a) is a constant. Find

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The surface of a paraboloid of revolution is defined by \(z=a\left(x^{2}+y^{2}ight)\) where \(a\) is a constant. Find the differential equation for a geodesic originating at a point \((x, y)=\) \(\left(x_{0}, 0ight)\) with slope \((d y / d x)_{0}=0\). Does the geodesic return to the same point?

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Modern Classical Mechanics

ISBN: 9781108834971

1st Edition

Authors: T. M. Helliwell, V. V. Sahakian

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