Integral points in two-parameter orbits
Abstract
Let K be a number field, let f: P_1 --> P_1 be a nonconstant rational map of degree greater than 1, let S be a finite set of places of K, and suppose that u, w in P_1(K) are not preperiodic under f. We prove that the set of (m,n) in N^2 such that f^m(u) is S-integral relative to f^n(w) is finite and effectively computable. This may be thought of as a two-parameter analog of a result of Silverman on integral points in orbits of rational maps. This issue can be translated in terms of integral points on an open subset of P_1^2; then one can apply a modern version of the method of Runge, after increasing the number of components at infinity by iterating the rational map. Alternatively, an ineffective result comes from a well-known theorem of Vojta.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1201.1313,
title = {Integral points in two-parameter orbits},
author = {Pietro Corvaja and Vijay Sookdeo and Thomas J. Tucker and Umberto Zannier},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.1313},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
17 pages; minor revisions made