Reduction, dynamics, and Julia sets of rational functions (Q5929402)

The author considers the action of a rational function on the projective line on an algebraically closed field which is complete with respect to a valuation \(v\). It is studied how the reduction (modulo \(v)\) of such functions behave under composition and in particular under iteration. Relations between bad reduction (i.e. if the rational function is given by two relative prime homogeneous polynomials, the corresponding reduced polynomials have common zeros) and the Julia set are investigated. It is shown that under certain conditions bad reduction is equivalent to having a nonempty Julia set. Furthermore several examples are given, showing that these conditions are not necessary.