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Let $S$ be a smooth surface embedded in $\mathbb{R}^3$. When are (some of) the principal lines of curvature geodesics on $S$? Perhaps on the ellipsoid below, the (blue) central cycle, a max principal ...

Mathematical questions. The mathematical (and 'gravity'-free) formulation of the question in the title is given by the following questions: Q1. Does there exist $(a,b)\in\omega^2\setminus\{(0,0)\}$ ...