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On the number of quadratic polynomials with a given portrait

Number Theory 2024-10-08 v2 Algebraic Geometry Dynamical Systems

Abstract

Let FF be a number field. Given a quadratic polynomial fc(z)=z2+cF[z]f_c(z) = z^2 + c \in F[z], we can construct a directed graph Preper(fc,F)Preper(f_c, F) (also called a portrait), whose vertices are FF-rational preperiodic points for fcf_c, with an edge αβ\alpha \to \beta if and only if fc(α)=βf_c(\alpha) = \beta. Poonen and Faber classified the portraits that occur for infinitely many cc's. Given a portrait PP, we prove an asymptotic formula for counting the number of cFc \in F's by height, such that Preper(fc,F)PPreper(f_c, F) \cong P. We also prove an asymptotic formula for the analogous counting problem, where Preper(fc,K)PPreper(f_c, K) \cong P for some quadratic extension K/FK/F. These results are conditioned on Morton-Silverman conjecture.

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@article{arxiv.2409.18074,
  title  = {On the number of quadratic polynomials with a given portrait},
  author = {Ho Chung Siu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2409.18074},
  year   = {2024}
}

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