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Integrable Outer billiards and rigidity

Dynamical Systems 2023-11-28 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

In the present paper we introduce a new generating function for outer billiards in the plane. Using this generating function, we prove the following rigidity result: if the vicinity of the smooth convex plane curve γ\gamma of positive curvature is foliated by continuous curves which are invariant under outer billiard map, then the curve γ\gamma must be an ellipse. In addition to the new generating function used in the proof, we also overcome the noncompactness of the phase space by finding suitable weights in the integral-geometric part of the proof. Thus, we reduce the result to the Blaschke-Santalo inequality.

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@article{arxiv.2306.12494,
  title  = {Integrable Outer billiards and rigidity},
  author = {Michael Bialy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.12494},
  year   = {2023}
}

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