A proof of Culter's theorem on the existence of periodic orbits in polygonal outer billiards

DOI10.1007/S10711-007-9196-YzbMATH Open1131.37039arXiv0706.1003OpenAlexW2151285201MaRDI QIDQ2467190FDOQ2467190

S. Tabachnikov

Publication date: 21 January 2008

Published in: Geometriae Dedicata (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We discuss a recent result by C. Culter: every polygonal outer billiard has a periodic trajectory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0706.1003

zbMATH Keywords

periodic trajectoryouter billiard map

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Periodic orbits of vector fields and flows (37C27)

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