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Colloquium

Title: Billiards in triangles
Speaker: John Smillie
Speaker Info: Cornell
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We will consider the behavior of billiard trajectories in triangular tables where the angles are rational multiples of pi. We will explain how the geometry of the table might affect your willingness to place a large bet on your ability to make a difficult shot. We will connect our analysis of triangular tables with current research in the field of Teichmuller dynamics.
Date: Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Time: 3:00PM
Where: Lunt 105
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