On the Existence of Fagnano Trajectories in Convex Polygonal Billiards

    2009, Volume 14, Number 2, pp.  312-322

    Author(s): Deniz A., Ratiu A. V.

    We prove that an $n$-gon $\mathcal{F}$ is pedal strong Fagnano trajectory in some convex polygonal billiard table $\mathcal{A}$ if and only if it is a convex Poncelet $n$-gon.
    Keywords: polygonal billiards, Poncelet polygons, Fagnano trajectories
    Citation: Deniz A., Ratiu A. V., On the Existence of Fagnano Trajectories in Convex Polygonal Billiards, Regular and Chaotic Dynamics, 2009, Volume 14, Number 2, pp. 312-322



    Access to the full text on the Springer website