Invariant subvarieties with small dynamical degree

Abstract: Let

f : X o X

be a dominant self-morphism of an algebraic variety over an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. We consider the set

S i g m a_{f^{i n f t y}}

of

f

-periodic (irreducible closed) subvarieties of small dynamical degree, the subset

S_{f^{i n f t y}}

of maximal elements in

S i g m a_{f^{i n f t y}}

, and the subset

S_{f}

of

f

-invariant elements in

S_{f^{i n f t y}}

. When

X

is projective, we prove the finiteness of the set

P_{f}

of

f

-invariant prime divisors with small dynamical degree, and give an optimal upper bound (of cardinality)

sharp P_{f^n}le d_1(f)^n(1+o(1))

as

n o i n f t y

, where

d_{1} (f)

is the first dynamic degree of

f

. When

X

is an algebraic group (with

f

being a translation of an isogeny), or a (not necessarily complete) toric variety (with

f

stabilizing the big torus), we give an optimal upper bound

sharp S_{f^n}le d_1(f)^{ncdotdim(X)}(1+o(1))

as

n o i n f t y

, which slightly generalizes a conjecture of S.-W. Zhang for polarized

f

.

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