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Rational orbits under correspondences

Number Theory 2026-05-07 v1 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

Consider an algebraic function like F(x)=x31F(x) = \sqrt{x^3 - 1}. If pQp \in \mathbb{Q} is a rational number, how many iterates of pp under FF 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 FF is a correspondence from P1\mathbb{P}^1 to itself defined over a finitely generated field KK of characteristic 0 satisfying several minor constraints, then either for each n12n \geq 12 there are only finitely many pQp \in \mathbb{Q} for which Fn(p)F^n(p) contains a KK-rational point or FF belongs to an explicit list of known exceptional correspondences.

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@article{arxiv.2605.04391,
  title  = {Rational orbits under correspondences},
  author = {Trevor Hyde},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.04391},
  year   = {2026}
}
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