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In this paper we compute reachable sets from a point for the Heisenberg sub-Lorentzian metric on ℝ3 and give an estimate (from below) for the distance function.
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Grochowski, M. Reachable Sets for the Heisenberg Sub-Lorentzian Structure On ℝ3. An Estimate for the Distance Function. J Dyn Control Syst 12, 145–160 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-006-0378-y
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