Mathematical retroreflectors

DOI10.3934/DCDS.2011.30.1211MaRDI QIDQ2275863zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Alexander Plakhov

Publication date 10 August 2011

Published in Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.3466

zbMATH Keywords

billiardsproblems of maximum resistanceretroreflectorsshape optimization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamical systems in other branches of physics (quantum mechanics, general relativity, laser physics) (37N20) Optimization of shapes other than minimal surfaces (49Q10) Dynamical systems methods for problems in mechanics (70G60)

Abstract: Retroreflectors are optical devices that reverse the direction of incident beams of light. Here we present a collection of billiard type retroreflectors consisting of four objects; three of them are asymptotically perfect retroreflectors, and the fourth one is a retroreflector which is very close to perfect. Three objects of the collection have recently been discovered and published or submitted for publication. The fourth object - notched angle - is a new one; a proof of its retroreflectivity is given.

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