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Using a theorem of E. Gutkin from the theory of billiards, we characterize the contact angles γ for which there exist horizontal cylinders with non-circular section that can float in any orientation at angle γ.
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Finn, R. Remarks on “Floating Bodies Subject to Capillary Attractions”. J. Math. Fluid Mech. 11, 464 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00021-009-0305-6
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