ext_17567 ([identity profile] mmcirvin.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] jwgh 2003-09-17 03:23 pm (UTC)

Also, in a curved space the ratio of circumference to diameter depends on the size of the circle. In the limit of a small circle it converges to pi.

One case I can think of where that doesn't happen is in a space with a conical singularity, like a cosmic string. Then it just depends on whether the singularity is inside the circle.

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