arXiv math/01121782001-12-18math.ATmath.DG

On the lower bounds for the number of periodic billiard trajectories in manifolds embedded in Euclidean space

Fedor Duzhin

备注：: M.S. thesis. 13 pages, 1 figure

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In this paper the problem of estimating the number of periodical billiard trajectories is considered. The main result is the theorem on Morse theory for periodical billiard trajectories.

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