Hyperbolic magnetic billiards on surfaces of constant curvature (Q5940472)

This paper deals with the billiards on two-dimensional surfaces \(M\) of constant Gaussian curvature \(r\) in the presence of a homogeneous magnetic field of magnitude \(\beta\), which is perpendicular to \(M\). The author presents sufficient conditions for hyperbolicity of the billiard dynamics, and give a lower estimation for the Lyapunov exponent. Using these conditions, he constructs large classes of magnetic billiard tables with positive Lyapunov exponents on the planes, on the sphere and on the hyperbolic plane. This is a follow-up of the author, \textit{U. Smilansky} and \textit{E. Gutkin}, Commun. Math. Phys. 208, No. 1, 65-90 (1999; Zbl 0947.37024).