Billiard dynamics: An updated survey with the emphasis on open problems

DOI10.1063/1.4729307zbMath1331.37001arXiv1301.2547OpenAlexW2033460686WikidataQ51347766 ScholiaQ51347766MaRDI QIDQ2787814

Eugene Gutkin

Publication date: 4 March 2016

Published in: Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1301.2547

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