Finite capture and the closure of roots of restricted polynomials
Abstract
We study how a countable algebraic root set passes to a fractal connectedness locus. Let , and let be the set of roots of monic polynomials whose non-leading coefficients lie in . We study . Outside the closed unit disk this set equals a connectedness locus for a collinear affine iterated function system, or equivalently the zero set of reciprocal power series with . For non-real parameters in the lens we construct a canonical trap and enclosure for the associated difference attractor and use them to define finite-capture sets for the marked point . Our main result is the uniform inclusion for every . Consequently, is exactly the closure of the finite-capture locus. The paper combines explicit trap geometry with certified inverse search. Moreover, for every , and this is sharp for . Thus, for , the non-real part of is exactly the closure of the finite-capture locus.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.07397,
title = {Finite capture and the closure of roots of restricted polynomials},
author = {Bernat Espigule and David Juher},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.07397},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
38 pages, 12 figures. This submission studies closures of restricted polynomial root sets via connectedness loci for collinear affine iterated function systems, with a finite-capture framework