The p-widths of a polygon

Abstract

The $p$-widths are a nonlinear analogue of the spectrum of the Laplacian. We prove that each $p$-width of a polygon in $\mathbb{R}^2$ is achieved by a union of billiard trajectories. We also compute the $p$-widths of the equilateral triangle for $p=1,\dots,4$ and square for $p=1,\dots,3$.