Survey lecture on billiards
Richard Evan Schwartz
Department of Mathematics, Brown University, 151 Thayer Street, Box 1917, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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Abstract
In this survey of billiards, I will discuss a variety of topics: rational polygonal billiards, irrational polygonal billiards, polygonal outer billiards, billiards in smooth ovals, and a bit about billiards in tables with scatterers.