Rational orbits under correspondences
Number Theory
2026-05-07 v1 Dynamical Systems
Abstract
Consider an algebraic function like . If is a rational number, how many iterates of under can also be rational? The dynamics of algebraic functions may be formalized in the language of correspondences on curves and their iterates. In this paper we show that if is a correspondence from to itself defined over a finitely generated field of characteristic 0 satisfying several minor constraints, then either for each there are only finitely many for which contains a -rational point or belongs to an explicit list of known exceptional correspondences.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.04391,
title = {Rational orbits under correspondences},
author = {Trevor Hyde},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.04391},
year = {2026}
}