Seventy New Invariants of N-Periodics in the Elliptic Billiard

04/26/2020
by   Dan Reznik, et al.
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We introduce 70 experimentally-found invariants of Poncelet N-periodics in the confocal ellipse pair (Elliptic Billiard). Recall this family is fully defined by two integrals of motion (linear and angular momentum), so any "new" invariants are dependent upon them. Nevertheless, proving them may require sophisticated methods. We reference some two-dozen proofs already contributed. We hope this article will motivate contributions for those still lacking proof.

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