Let C be closed Jordan curve in R 2 and for arbitrary circle L from property that intersection C ∩L contains 3 points follows, that C ∩L contains no less then 4 points. Is it true, that C also be a circle?
Dear Yurii, I am not sure I understood your question since the number of intersection points between any 2 closed curves in R^2 (counted with multiplicities) is even. Thus your condition is automatically satisfied.
At first lglance it seems that we can connect those questions.
Let $C$ be closed Jordan curve in $\mathbb{R}^2$ and (X): for arbitrary circle $L$ from property that intersection $C \cap L$ contains $3$ points follows, that $C \cap L$ contains no less then $4$ points. Is it true, that $C$ also be a circle?
If $C$ is closed Jordan curve in $\mathbb{R}^2$ which contains $\infty$, then we consider property
(X'): for arbitrary line $L$ from property that intersection $C \cap L$ contains $3$ points follows, that $C \cap L$ contains no less then $4$ points.
Suppose that $A$ is Mobius transformation.
If $A(C)\subset \mathbb{C}$ and $C$ has property (X), then $A(C)$ has property (X).
If there is a point $z_0 \in C$ such that $A(z_0)= \infty$ and $C$ has property (X), then
$A(C)$ has property (X').
It seems that property (X') can be used to connect Q2 and Q3.
Curve $C_1$ defined by $y=x^2$ is convex curve and every line intersects $C_1$ at most $3$ points counting $\infty$.
If $B(z)= \frac{1}{z-1}$, then $B(C_1)$ does not satisfy property (X).
Roughly speaking, it seems that Q3 can be reformulate as :
Q4. If $C$ be closed Jordan curve in $\overline{\mathbb{C}}$ which contains $\infty$ and which is not a line,
whether there is a line $L$ such that $L$ intersects $C$ at exactly two finite points ? However, two concepts are not equivalent.
One can try first to consider Q4 for smooth curves.
In general there is a closed Jordan curve $C$ in $\overline{\mathbb{C}}$ such that every line $L$ intersects $C$ at infinite number of points.
Note if a line $L$ intersects a $C^1$ curve $C$ at lest three finite points, then the Gauss map is not unique.
We used property that Mobius transformations maps circles into circles.
Q4. If $C$ is closed Jordan curve in $\mathbb{R}^2$ which contains $\infty$ and which is not a line,
whether there is a line $L$ such that $L$ intersects $C$ at exactly two finite points.
One can try first to cosider Q4 for smooth curves.
In general there is a closed Jordan curve $C$ in $\overline{\mathbb{C}}$ such that every line $L$ intersects $C$ at infinite number of points.
For example, consider a curve $C_1$ define by $y=sin x$ , $x\geq 0$, and a curve $C_2$ join $0$
and $\infty$ which does not intersect $C_1$ and ''spiraling'' to $\infty$ and let $C$ be curve obtained by ''adding'' curve $C_2$ on $C_1$. One can check easily that every line $L$ intersects $C$ at infinite number of points.
At a first glance, this heuristic argument indicates that the answer to Q3 can be negative in general ?? and positive for convex curves.
I am on vacation and perhaps I miss something here.
A very rough note related to the convexity and the posed questions is enclosed.