Convex curves whose points are vertices of billiard triangles (Q1103872)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4054462
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    Convex curves whose points are vertices of billiard triangles
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4054462

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      Convex curves whose points are vertices of billiard triangles (English)
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      1988
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      On a smooth convex curve of constant width all points are vertices of periodic orbits of billiard balls with period two. On ellipses every point is a vertex of a billiard n-gon for all \(n\geq 3\). The author shows that the converse is not true if the assumption is restricted to \(n=3\). More precisely, smooth convex curves are constructed which are different from an ellipse such that all points are vertices of billiard triangles, i.e. vertices of orbits of period three.
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      billiard n-gons
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      geometrical optics
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      convex curves
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      vertices of billiard triangles
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      vertices of orbits of period three
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