Obtuse Triangular Billiards I: Near the (2, 3, 6) Triangle
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Let Sǫ denote the set of Euclidean triangles whose two small angles are within ǫ radians of π6 and π 3 respectively. In this paper we prove two complementary theorems: • For any ǫ > 0 there exists a triangle in Sǫ which has no periodic billiard path of combinatorial length less than 1/ǫ. • Every triangle in S1/400 has a periodic billiard path.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Experimental Mathematics
دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006