On the dynamics of the rational family f_t(z)=-t/4 (z^2-2)^2/(z^2-1)

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Abstract: In this paper we discuss the dynamics as well as the structure of the parameter space of the one-parameter family of rational maps dsft(z)=−fract4frac(z2−2)2z2−1 with free critical orbit pmsqrt2xrightarrow(2)0xrightarrow(4)txrightarrow(1).... In particular it is shown that for any escape parameter t the boundary of the basin at infinity At is either a Cantor set, a curve with infinitely many complementary components, or else a Jordan curve. In the latter case the Julia set is a Sierpi'nski curve.


The authors consider the one-parameter family \[ f_t(z)=-\frac{t}{4}\;\frac{(z^2-2)^2}{z^2-1} \] of rational maps. These functions have a superattracting fixed point at \(\infty\) and the other critical points are at \(\pm\sqrt{2}\) and 0. As \(\pm\sqrt{2}\to 0\to t\to\cdots\), there is only one ``free critical orbit. The paper contains a thorough study of the dynamics of the functions \(f_t\) and the associated bifurcation diagrams. Among the numerous proved results, we mention only that if the critical orbit escapes to \(\infty\), then the Julia set is either a Cantor set or a Sierpiński curve.











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