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Mathematical Billiards (2024) (https://structures.uni-heidelberg.de)

17 points by vismit2000 1 day ago | 3 comments | View on ycombinator

seritools 1 day ago |

I assume posted because of the latest 2swap video about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL9BTbIGxLg

srean 1 day ago |

They are a fun way to demonstrate LCM and GCD too

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_billiards

With curved reflecting boundaries and parallel rays you get the beauty of catacaustics. A familiar site in a cup of coffee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caustic_(mathematics)

tug2024 1 day ago |

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