Existence conjecture for interpolated reflectors with finitely many point targets

Let UU be a simply connected 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-}. Suppose that gL1(S2)g\in L^1(\mathbb{S}^2) is nonnegative 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).

Interpolated-reflector existence conjecture. There exists an interpolated reflector RR2CUδ(z)(T)R\in \mathcal{R}_2^{\mathscr{C}_U^\delta(z')}(T) such that G2({xi})=fiG_2(\{x_i\})=f_i for every i[k]i\in [k].

This conjecture would provide interpolated reflector designs realizing arbitrary prescribed masses at finitely many point targets. The paper notes that such designs would be practically useful, while the stated existence claim remains open.

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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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