On the factorization of iterates of $x^d+c$ in large degree
Number Theory
2025-08-11 v1 Dynamical Systems
Abstract
Let be a function field of a curve in characteristic zero or a number field over which the -conjecture holds, fix , and let for some and some . Then for many and , we prove that has at most factors in for all . For example, when we prove that the set has positive asymptotic density. We then apply this result to compute the density of prime divisors in certain forward orbits and to establish the finiteness of integral points in certain backward orbits.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2508.05795,
title = {On the factorization of iterates of $x^d+c$ in large degree},
author = {Wade Hindes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.05795},
year = {2025}
}