Critical loci of self-maps of projective space
Algebraic Geometry
2026-07-24 v1 Dynamical Systems
Abstract
Let be an algebraically closed field and let . We show that the critical scheme of a general endomorphism of of degree is an integral hypersurface. This extends a result of Ingram--Ramadas--Silverman to arbitrary characteristic. We use basic facts about polynomial rings to show that certain carefully chosen examples have absolutely irreducible Jacobian. To handle the wild case where the characteristic of divides , we introduce a polynomial that imitates the homogeneous Jacobian determinant.
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@article{arxiv.2607.21923,
title = {Critical loci of self-maps of projective space},
author = {Matt Olechnowicz and Max Weinreich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.21923},
year = {2026}
}
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32 pages