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Escape orbits for non-compact flat billiards.

Marco Lenci1

  • 1Mathematics Department, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544.

Chaos (Woodbury, N.Y.)
|September 1, 1996
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This study proves that certain conditions prevent infinite orbits in a specific non-compact flat billiard. These findings are relevant for understanding dynamical systems and billiard behavior.

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Area of Science:

  • Dynamical Systems
  • Mathematical Physics

Background:

  • Billiard systems are used to model the behavior of particles within defined boundaries.
  • Non-compact billiards present unique challenges due to their unbounded nature.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the existence of infinite orbits in a non-compact flat billiard.
  • To identify sufficient conditions that preclude such orbits.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the geometric and dynamic properties of the specified billiard region Omega.
  • Mathematical proofs to establish the conditions for the absence of infinite trajectories.

Main Results:

  • Demonstration that under specific conditions on the function f, the billiard Omega lacks orbits extending to infinity.
  • The established conditions are shown to be sufficient for this property.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a rigorous mathematical framework for understanding the behavior of trajectories in a class of non-compact billiards.
  • The identified conditions offer insights into the stability and boundedness of dynamical systems within these specific geometric constraints.

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