Poncelets theorem and Billiard knots


Abstract in English

Let $D$ be any elliptic right cylinder. We prove that every type of knot can be realized as the trajectory of a ball in $D.$ This proves a conjecture of Lamm and gives a new proof of a conjecture of Jones and Przytycki. We use Jacobis proof of Poncelets theorem by means of elliptic functions.

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