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Rational periodic points for quadratic maps

Number Theory 2011-04-04 v3 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

Let KK be a number field. Let SS be a finite set of places of KK containing all the archimedean ones. Let RSR_S be the ring of SS-integers of KK. In the present paper we consider endomorphisms of \pro\pro of degree 2, defined over KK, with good reduction outside SS. We prove that there exist only finitely many such endomorphisms, up to conjugation by PGL2(RS){\rm PGL}_2(R_S), admitting a periodic point in \po\po of order >3>3. Also, all but finitely many classes with a periodic point in \po\po of order 3 are parametrized by an irreducible curve.

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@article{arxiv.0801.4636,
  title  = {Rational periodic points for quadratic maps},
  author = {J. K. Canci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.4636},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

32 pages. To appear on Annales de l'Insitut Fourier. Corrected some mistakes in the proofs of Lemma 6 and Lemma 8. Thanks to the referee

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