A Zermelo navigation problem: Funk Metric
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Finsler Metric, Funk Metric, Navigation ProblemAbstract
The article approaches a specific model of Non-Euclidean Geometry which unitary open disk centered at the origin of the cartesian plane is endowed with a Randers metric, which models the Zermelo's navigation problem. As a result, the "Funk Geometry on the unit disk" is engendered, for which the distance is nonsymmetric. In this respect, the study presents the expressions for distance from point to point - from point to straight line, and from a straight line to point; and characterizes the circumferences in this type of geometry. Explicit examples are included.
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