Mathematics > Dynamical Systems
[Submitted on 20 Nov 2024]
Title:Existence and Nonexistence of Invariant Curves of Coin Billiards
View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:In this paper we consider the coin billiards introduced by M. Bialy. It is a family of maps of the annulus $\mathbb A = \mathbb T \times (0,\pi)$ given by the composition of the classical billiard map on a convex planar table $\Gamma$ with the geodesic flow on the lateral surface of a cylinder (coin) of given height having as bases two copies of $\Gamma$. We prove the following three main theorems: in two different scenarios (when the height of the coin is small, or when the coin is near-circular) there is a family of KAM curves close to, but not accumulating on, the boundary $\partial \mathbb A$; for any non-circular coin, if the height of the coin is sufficiently large, there is a neighbourhood of $\partial \mathbb A$ through which there passes no invariant essential curve; for many noncircular coins, there are Birkhoff zones of instability. These results provide partial answers to questions of Bialy. Finally, we describe the results of some numerical experiments on the elliptical coin billiard.
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From: Santiago Barbieri [view email][v1] Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:20:27 UTC (8,095 KB)
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