A disconnected deformation space of rational maps

DOI10.3934/JMD.2017016zbMATH Open1419.37041arXiv1602.07378OpenAlexW2963483966MaRDI QIDQ1630367FDOQ1630367

Authors: Eriko Hironaka, Sarah Koch 

Publication date: 10 December 2018

Published in: Journal of Modern Dynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Let $f:(mathbb{P}^1,P)o(mathbb{P}^1,P)$ be a postcritically finite rational map with postcritical set $P$. William Thurston showed that $f$ induces a holomorphic pullback map $sigm{a}_f:mathcal{T}_{P}omathcal{T}_P$ on the Teichm"uller space ${mathcalT}_P:=mathrmTeich(mathbb{P}^1,P)$. If $f$ is not a flexible Latt`es map, Thurston proved that $sigm{a}_f$ has a unique fixed point. In his PhD thesis, Adam Epstein generalized Thurston's ideas and defined a deformation space associated to a rational map $f:(mathbb{P}^1,A)o(mathbb{P}^1,B)$ where $AsubseteqB$, allowing for maps $f$ which are not necessarily postcritically finite. By definition, the deformation space $mathrm{Def}_B^A(f)subseteqmathcal{T}_B$ is the locus where the pullback map $sigm{a}_f:mathcal{T}_{B}omathcal{T}_A$ and the forgetful map $sigm{a}_A^B:mathcal{T}_{B}omathcal{T}_A$ agree. Using purely local arguments, Epstein showed that $mathrm{Def}_B^A(f)$ is a smooth analytic submanifold of $mathcal{T}_B$ of dimension $|B-A|$. In this article, we investigate the question of whether $mathrm{Def}_B^A(f)$ is connected. We exhibit a family of quadratic rational maps for which the associated deformation spaces are disconnected; in fact, each has infinitely many components.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.07378

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zbMATH Keywords

moduli spacerational maps[https://portal.mardi4nfdi.de/w/index.php?title=+Special%3ASearch&search=Teichm%EF%BF%BD%EF%BF%BDller+space&go=Go Teichm��ller space]liftable mapping classes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Braid groups; Artin groups (20F36) Dynamics of complex polynomials, rational maps, entire and meromorphic functions; Fatou and Julia sets (37F10) Combinatorics and topology in relation with holomorphic dynamical systems (37F20)

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