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Another billiard problem

Dynamical Systems 2025-11-25 v1

Abstract

Let (M,g)(M,g) be a Riemannian manifold, ΩM\Omega\subset M a domain with boundary Γ\Gamma, and ϕ\phi a smooth function such that ϕΩ>0\phi|_\Omega > 0, \phΓ=0\ph|_\Gamma = 0, and ϕΓ0\nabla\phi|_\Gamma\ne 0. We study the geodesic flow of the metric G=g/ϕG=g/\phi. The GG-distance from any point of Ω\Omega to Γ\Gamma is finite, hence the geodesic flow is incomplete. Regularization of the flow in a neighborhood of Γ\Gamma establishes a natural reflection law from Γ\Gamma. This leads to a certain billiard problem in Ω\Omega.

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@article{arxiv.2511.19203,
  title  = {Another billiard problem},
  author = {Sergey Bolotin and Dmitry Treschev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.19203},
  year   = {2025}
}
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