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A rational map with infinitely many points of distinct arithmetic degrees

Algebraic Geometry 2018-09-05 v1 Number Theory

Abstract

Let f ⁣:XXf \colon X \dashrightarrow X be a dominant rational self-map of a smooth projective variety defined over Q\overline{\mathbb Q}. For each point PX(Q)P\in X(\overline{\mathbb Q}) whose forward ff-orbit is well-defined, Silverman introduced the arithmetic degree αf(P)\alpha_f(P), which measures the growth rate of the heights of the points fn(P)f^n(P). Kawaguchi and Silverman conjectured that αf(P)\alpha_f(P) is well-defined and that, as PP varies, the set of values obtained by αf(P)\alpha_f(P) is finite. Based on constructions of Bedford--Kim and McMullen, we give a counterexample to this conjecture when X=P4X=\mathbb P^4.

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@article{arxiv.1809.00047,
  title  = {A rational map with infinitely many points of distinct arithmetic degrees},
  author = {John Lesieutre and Matthew Satriano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1809.00047},
  year   = {2018}
}

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