Connected four-reflection approximation conjecture for random reflectors

Let MnM_n be sets of mirrors and let Λ\Lambda denote the measure on light rays. The sets MnM_n are required to satisfy the conclusions of Theorem 16.2 except condition (b), namely the exceptional-set condition concerning rays that reflect exactly twice before returning to LL_*. Connected four-reflection approximation conjecture. One can construct sets MnM_n so that they satisfy Theorem 16.2 except for (b), are connected, and every light ray reflects from MnM_n four times, except for a set of rays of Λ\Lambda-measure 1/n1/n. This would strengthen the approximation theorem by imposing connectedness while prescribing four reflections for almost every ray; the source presents it as an expected consequence of iterating the construction, but gives no proof or resolution.

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Omer Angel, Krzysztof Burdzy and Scott Sheffield, “Deterministic approximations of random reflectors”, arXiv:1203.0801 (2012).

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