Hyperbolic components and cubic polynomials (Q2220476)

How the dynamics of a polynomial varies in its parameter space attracts many researchers in this field. In the case of degree 3, \textit{B. Branner} and \textit{J. H. Hubbard} [Acta Math. 160, No. 3--4, 143--206 (1988; Zbl 0668.30008); Acta Math. 169, No. 3--4, 229--325 (1992; Zbl 0812.30008)] considered the normal form \(f_{c,a}=z^3-3c^2z+a\), where \((c,a) \in \mathbb{C}^2\). In order to study the space of cubic polynomials, \textit{J. Milnor} [in: Complex dynamics. Families and friends. Wellesley, MA: A K Peters. 333--411 (2009; Zbl 1180.37073)] defined the curve \(\mathcal{S}_p\) consisting of cubic polynomials with a periodic critical point, whose period is exactly \(p\). In this paper, the author shows that for any integer \(p\geq 1\), any bounded hyperbolic component on \(\mathcal{S}_p\) is a Jordan disk.