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This research aims to trace the origins of outer billiards and highlight key theoretical developments.

April 10, 2026

In a Day’s work? The origins of outer billiards

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This research aims to trace the origins of outer billiards and highlight key theoretical developments.
Review of historical texts on outer billiards
Reproduction of B. H. Neumann's 1959 colloquium summary
Analysis of theoretical contributions
Presents the earliest known works on outer billiards
Summarizes key highlights from Neumann's colloquium
Sheds light on foundational theoretical aspects of outer billiards

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Abstract An account of the earliest known works on outer billiards is accompanied by a reproduction of the summary of B. H. Neumann’s 1959 colloquium and some highlights from the theory.

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Boris Hasselblatt

Tufts University

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Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems

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Boris Hasselblatt (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8940c6c1944d70ce04fad — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/etds.2026.10276

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In a Day’s work? The origins of outer billiards

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