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Removing central symmetry in the Bialy–Mironov rigidity theorem

Determine whether Theorem \ref{thm:birkhoff-1/4} (rigidity from total integrability on a boundary-adjacent region along with an invariant curve of 4-periodic orbits) holds without the assumption of central symmetry of the billiard table.

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Background

Theorem \ref{thm:birkhoff-1/4} shows that, for centrally symmetric tables, the combination of a 4-periodic invariant curve and either total integrability on a specific region or local maximality of orbits forces the boundary to be an ellipse.

The authors ask whether this central symmetry assumption can be eliminated while retaining the conclusion.

References

In this section we formulate natural open questions related to the results discussed in previous sections. (1) Is it possible to remove the central-symmetry assumption in Theorem \ref{thm:birkhoff-1/4}?

Integrable Billiards and Related Topics (2510.03790 - Bialy et al., 4 Oct 2025) in Section 9 (Open questions), Subsection Birkhoff billiards, item (1)