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Iterations of rational functions: which hyperbolic components contain polynomials?

Dynamical Systems 2016-09-06 v1

Abstract

Let HdH^d be the set of all rational maps of degree d2d\ge 2 on the Riemann sphere which are expanding on Julia set. We prove that if fHdf\in H^d and all or all but one critical points (or values) are in the immediate basin of attraction to an attracting fixed point then there exists a polynomial in the component H(f)H(f) of HdH^d containing ff. If all critical points are in the immediate basin of attraction to an attracting fixed point or parabolic fixed point then ff restricted to Julia set is conjugate to the shift on the one-sided shift space of dd symbols. We give exotic examples of maps of an arbitrary degree dd with a non-simply connected, completely invariant basin of attraction and arbitrary number k2k \ge 2 of critical points in the basin. For such a map fHdf\in H^d with k<dk<d there is no polynomial in H(f)H(f). Finally we describe a computer experiment joining an exotic example to a Newton's method (for a polynomial) rational function with a 1-parameter family of rational maps.

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@article{arxiv.math/9404237,
  title  = {Iterations of rational functions: which hyperbolic components contain polynomials?},
  author = {Feliks Przytycki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9404237},
  year   = {2016}
}