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Rational Maps Whose Fatou Components Are Jordan Domains

Dynamical Systems 2008-02-03 v1

Abstract

We prove: If f(z)f(z) is a critically finite rational map which has exactly two critical points and which is not conjugate to a polynomial, then the boundary of every Fatou component of ff is a Jordan curve. If f(z)f(z) is a hyperbolic critically finite rational map all of whose postcritical points are periodic, then there exists a cycle of Fatou components whose boundaries are Jordan curves. We give examples of critically finite hyperbolic rational maps ff with the property that on the closure of a Fatou component Ω\Omega satisfying f(Ω)=Ωf(\Omega)=\Omega, f\bdryΩf|_{\bdry \Omega} is not topologically conjugate to the dynamics of any polynomial on its Julia set.

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@article{arxiv.math/9412205,
  title  = {Rational Maps Whose Fatou Components Are Jordan Domains},
  author = {Kevin M. Pilgrim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9412205},
  year   = {2008}
}

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Separate uu-encoded "tar" file of figures sent also. Uses Latex2.09 and geompsfi.sty