Perturbations of the quadratic family of order two (Q2758130)

The quadratic family of order \(k\geq 1\) is the family \(\{ F_\mu\}_{\mu\in\mathbb{R}}\) of delay endomorphisms associated with the equation NEWLINE\[NEWLINEx_{n+k}=-x_n^2+\mu x_n.\tag{1}NEWLINE\]NEWLINE Note that the \(k\)th power of \(F_\mu\) is the product of \(k\) times the one-dimensional quadratic family. The authors' main goal is to study the dynamics of perturbations of \(F_4\) in the plane, that is \(k=2\). They show that for every perturbation of \(F_4\), say \(G\), there exists a curve \(J_0(G)\), homeomorphic to the circle, such that the unbounded component of its complementary set is forward invariant and contained on \(B_\infty (G)\), where \(B_\infty\) is the basin of \(\infty\).NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINEThe authors also analyze a particular example and show some remarkable computer figures, some of which show the fractal structure of the complement of the basin of infinity.