Speaker:
Sean Gasiorek
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Date:
Tue, 17/03/2020 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Venue:
RC-4082, The Red Centre, UNSW
Abstract:
Mathematical billiards has been a playground for various topics within geometry and dynamical systems for the last 100 years. In this talk, we give an introduction to mathematical billiards and explore the importance of counting collisions in a billiard system. We show that by simply following the laws of physics we can use a billiard system to produce the first $N$ digits of $\pi$ for any natural number $N$. If time allows, we will also cover some theorems regarding collisions in a billiard system.