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It is shown that applying manifold learning techniques to Poincar\'e sections of high-dimensional, chaotic dynamical systems can uncover their low-dimensional topological organization. Manifold learning provides a low-dimensional embedding…
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In this note, we offer a palatable introduction to the field of arithmetic dynamics. That is, we study the patterns that arise when iterating a polynomial map. This note is accessible to those who have taken an introductory proof based…
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