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I have a problem where I have to study "the geometric properties of the Brachistochrone curve in non-Euclidean spaces". But I am confused about the definition of the Brachistochrone Problem/curve in any non-Euclidean space. Please offer me some help.

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  • Ill defined term. The euclidean brachistochrone is the curve of the shortest time of travel between to points, if a heavy point is accelerated by a tangent gravitational force component of a constant field into some fixed direction. –  May 11 '23 at 12:26

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A non-Euclidian space here presumably means a Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$. Let us also assume there is given some gravitational energy distribution/profile $V:M\to\mathbb{R}$. So the brachistochrone problem is to minimize the time $$\Delta t~=~\int_A^B \frac{ds}{v}~=~\int_A^B \frac{\sqrt{g_{ij}(x)dx^idx^j}}{\sqrt{\frac{2}{m}(E-V(x))}}\tag{1}$$ for a curve of a fixed constant mechanical energy $E$ between 2 points A and B.

For examples, see e.g. this Phys.SE post. There are generalizations to pseudo-Riemannian manifolds, cf. e.g. this Phys.SE post.

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    The Lorentz brachistochrone problem in Minkowski space is a coordinate time optimisation. In principle, for the juror its of no interest, what time goes by on the bobsligh. –  May 11 '23 at 15:17