 Maximal geodesic (source code)

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= Maximal geodesic

= Inextendible geodesic
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A geodesic $\gamma:I\to M$ is maximal when it has no geodesic extension to a strictly larger interval. Every initial position and velocity determine a unique maximal geodesic through the <geodesic equation>.

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