Abstract
We demonstrate the equoivalence of two seemingly disparate dynamical systems. One consits of three hard rods sliding along a frictionless ring and making elastic collisions. The other consists of one ball moving on a frictionless triangular table with elastic rails. Several applications of this result are discussed.
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Glashow, S.L., Mittag, L. Three rods on a ring and the triangular billiard. J Stat Phys 87, 937–941 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02181254
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02181254