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The critical orbit structure of quadratic polynomials in $\mathbb{Z}_p$

Number Theory 2016-03-15 v1

Abstract

We study the forward orbit of the critical point for polynomials of the form fc=z2+cf_c=z^2+c defined over Zp\mathbb{Z}_p. Hubbard trees capture the dynamical behavior for such maps with finite critical orbit in C\mathbb{C}. We suggest a notion of Hubbard trees in the non-Archimedean setting, and describe the possible structures that arise for polynomials in Zp\mathbb{Z}_p. As an example, we take a closer look at the dynamics of fcf_c for cZ3c\in\mathbb{Z}_3.

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@article{arxiv.1603.03991,
  title  = {The critical orbit structure of quadratic polynomials in $\mathbb{Z}_p$},
  author = {Cara Mullen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.03991},
  year   = {2016}
}