Conjugate points are pairs of points along a geodesic where the geodesic ceases to be a local minimizer of distance between them. When two points are conjugate, there exists at least one Jacobi field that vanishes at both points, indicating that the geodesic fails to be the shortest path between them. This concept connects deeply with various aspects of differential geometry and the study of curves on manifolds.
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