Existence conjecture for generalized reflectors with finitely many point targets

Let UU be an open set in S+2\mathbb{S}_+^2, let δ,z>0\delta,z'>0, and let {x1,,xk}R3\{x_1,\dots,x_k\}\in \mathbb{R}^{3-} with k2k\geq 2. Suppose that gL1(S2)g\in L^1(\mathbb{S}^2) is positive and satisfies g0g\equiv 0 outside UU. Let f1,,fkf_1,\dots,f_k be nonnegative real numbers satisfying

i=1kfi=μg(U).\sum_{i=1}^k f_i=\mu_g(U).

Generalized-reflector existence conjecture. There exists a generalized reflector RR1CUδ(z)(T)R\in \mathcal{R}_1^{\mathscr{C}_U^\delta(z')}(T) such that G1({xi})=fiG_1(\{x_i\})=f_i for every i[k]i\in [k].

This conjecture proposes existence of a generalized reflector distributing the prescribed total measure among finitely many point targets. The paper establishes existence under certain assumptions but leaves this unrestricted finite-target statement as a possible direction for further research.

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Dylanger Pittman, “Weak solutions to the near-field reflector problem with spatial restrictions approached with generalized reflectors constructed from ellipsoids”, arXiv:2301.00845 (2023).

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