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On preimages question

Algebraic Geometry 2023-11-07 v1 Dynamical Systems Number Theory

Abstract

For a surjective self-morphism on a projective variety defined over a number field, we study the preimages question, which asks if the set of rational points on the iterated preimages of an invariant closed subscheme eventually stabilize. We prove the answer is positive for self-morphisms on P1×P1\mathbb{P}^1 \times \mathbb{P}^1. We also prove that the answer is positive even if we allow finite extension of the number field by a bounded degree if the morphism is \'etale or the invariant subscheme is 00-dimensional. We prove certain uniformity of the stabilization for self-morphisms on abelian varieties. When the subscheme is not invariant, we provide counterexamples and a result in a positive direction for products of polynomial maps on P1×P1\mathbb{P}^1 \times \mathbb{P}^1.

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@article{arxiv.2311.02906,
  title  = {On preimages question},
  author = {Yohsuke Matsuzawa and Kaoru Sano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.02906},
  year   = {2023}
}

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43 pages

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