Non-degenerate locally connected models for plane continua and Julia sets (Q2011792)

The authors provide sufficient conditions under which the finest locally connected model is non-degenerate and apply the obtained result to polynomials dynamics. The main result is stated as Theorem A: let \(X\) be an unshielded plane continuum. If \(Y\) is strategically placed in \(X\), and \(Y\) has a non-degenerate finest locally connected model \(M_Y\), then \(X\) has a non-degenerate finest locally connected model \(M_X\). Moreover, there exists a canonical embedding of \(M_Y\) into \(M_X\). An application of Theorem A to complex dynamics is given by Theorem B: suppose that \(P : \mathbb{C} \to \mathbb{C}\) is a polynomial, and \(J^\ast\subset J(P)\) is the Julia set of a polynomial-like map obtained as a restriction of \(P^n\) for some \(n > 0\). If \(J^\ast\) has a non-degenerate finest locally connected model, then so does \(J(P)\). The authors also prove a version of Theorem B for disconnected Julia sets.