Existence of 3-periodic orbits for polygonal outer length billiards

Let QQ be a polygon, and consider its outer length billiard, including its periodic orbits and their lengths. 3-periodic orbit conjecture. Every polygonal outer length billiard admits a periodic orbit of length 33. This is known for triangular tables, while the general case is supported by computer experiments and remains open.

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Lael Edwards-Costa, “Outer length billiards on polygons”, arXiv:2510.11869 (2025).

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