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Integer Sequences from Circle Divisions in Rational Billiards

Dynamical Systems 2023-06-05 v1 Algebraic Geometry Number Theory

Abstract

We study rational circular billiards. By viewing the trajectory formed after each reflection point to another inside the circle as the number of circle divisions into regions we derive a general formula for the number of division regions after each reflection. This will give rise to an integer division sequence. Restricting to the special cases ϑ=q2q+12π\vartheta =\frac{q}{2q+1}\cdot 2\pi we show that the number of regions after each reflection nn is beautifully related to Gauss 's arithmetic series.

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@article{arxiv.2003.06654,
  title  = {Integer Sequences from Circle Divisions in Rational Billiards},
  author = {Daniel Jaud},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.06654},
  year   = {2023}
}

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10 pages, 8 figures

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