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In this paper, we show that in some previous literature the most rapid approach theorems are incomplete. This is proved by providing a counterexample. We also introduce an additional condition that guarantees the optimality of the most rapid approach path.
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The help of H. Zeisel is gratefully acknowledged.
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Hartl, R.F., Feichtinger, G. A new sufficient condition for most rapid approach paths. J Optim Theory Appl 54, 403–411 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00939441
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