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Finite capture and the closure of roots of restricted polynomials

Dynamical Systems 2026-03-10 v1 Complex Variables Number Theory

Abstract

We study how a countable algebraic root set passes to a fractal connectedness locus. Let Dn={n+1,n+2,,n1}D_n=\{-n+1,-n+2,\ldots,n-1\}, and let RnR_n be the set of roots of monic polynomials whose non-leading coefficients lie in DnD_n. We study RnD\overline{R_n}\setminus\overline{\mathbb{D}}. Outside the closed unit disk this set equals a connectedness locus MnM_n for a collinear affine iterated function system, or equivalently the zero set of reciprocal power series 1+k1dkck1+\sum_{k\ge1} d_k c^{-k} with dkDnd_k\in D_n. For non-real parameters in the lens Xn={cCD: c±1<2n}X_n=\{\,c\in\mathbb{C}\setminus\overline{\mathbb{D}}:\ |c\pm1|<\sqrt{2n}\,\} we construct a canonical trap and enclosure for the associated difference attractor and use them to define finite-capture sets Θk(n)\Theta_k(n) for the marked point 2c2c. Our main result is the uniform inclusion Θk(n)(XnR)Θk+2(n)\overline{\Theta_k(n)}\cap(X_n\setminus\mathbb{R})\subset\Theta_{k+2}(n) for every k0k\ge0. Consequently, (MnXn)R(M_n\cap X_n)\setminus\mathbb{R} is exactly the closure of the finite-capture locus. The paper combines explicit trap geometry with certified inverse search. Moreover, MnRXnM_n\setminus\mathbb{R}\subset X_n for every n20n\ge20, and this is sharp for 2n192\le n\le19. Thus, for n20n\ge20, the non-real part of RnD\overline{R_n}\setminus\overline{\mathbb{D}} is exactly the closure of the finite-capture locus.

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@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