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Integrality properties of B\"ottcher coordinates for one-dimensional superattracting germs

Dynamical Systems 2017-10-04 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

Let RR be a ring of characteristic 00 with field of fractions KK, and let m2m\ge2. The B\"ottcher coordinate of a power series φ(x)xm+xm+1R[ ⁣[x] ⁣]\varphi(x)\in x^m + x^{m+1}R[\![x]\!] is the unique power series fφ(x)x+x2K[ ⁣[x] ⁣]f_\varphi(x)\in x+x^2K[\![x]\!] satisfying φfφ(x)=fφ(xm)\varphi\circ f_\varphi(x) = f_\varphi(x^m). In this paper we study the integrality properties of the coefficients of fφ(x)f_\varphi(x), partly for their intrinsic interest and partly for potential applications to pp-adic dynamics. Results include: (1) If pp is prime and R=ZpR=\mathbb Z_p and φ(x)xp+pxp+1R[ ⁣[x] ⁣]\varphi(x)\in x^p + px^{p+1}R[\![x]\!], then fφ(x)R[ ⁣[x] ⁣]f_\varphi(x)\in R[\![x]\!]. (2) If φ(x)xm+mxm+1R[ ⁣[x] ⁣]\varphi(x)\in x^m + mx^{m+1}R[\![x]\!], then fφ(x)=xk=0akxk/k!f_\varphi(x)=x\sum_{k=0}^\infty a_kx^k/k! with all akRa_k\in R. (3) In (2), if m=p2m=p^2, then ak1(modp)a_k\equiv-1\pmod{p} for all kk that are powers of pp.

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@article{arxiv.1708.09275,
  title  = {Integrality properties of B\"ottcher coordinates for one-dimensional superattracting germs},
  author = {Adriana Salerno and Joseph H. Silverman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.09275},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

27 pages. Version 2 fixes the statement and proof of Theorem 4