552 E Geodesics
0 h
3 h 6 h 9 h 11.7 h
Fig. E.1. Maupertuis gauged geodesic on S
2
R , conformal coordinates generated by the universal stereographic
projection, solution of the boundary value problem, departing point Frankfurt, arrival point Taipeh, time given
for constant speed movement with respect to the arrival point.
11.7 h 9 h
6 h 3 h 0 h
Fig. E.2. Maupertuis gauged geodesic on S
2
R , conformal coordinates generated by the universal Mercator
projection, solution of the boundary value problem, departing point Frankfurt, arrival point Taipeh, time
given for constant speed movement with respect to the arrival point.