The Dynamical Mordell-Lang Conjecture

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Authors: Robert Benedetto, Dragos Ghioca, Pär Kurlberg, Thomas Tucker 

Publication date: 14 December 2007

Abstract: We prove a special case of a dynamical analogue of the classical Mordell-Lang conjecture. In particular, let $phi$ be a rational function with no superattracting periodic points other than exceptional points. If the coefficients of $phi$ are algebraic, we show that the orbit of a point outside the union of proper preperiodic subvarieties of $$ has only finite intersection with any curve contained in $$. We also show that our result holds for indecomposable polynomials $phi$ with coefficients in $$. Our proof uses results from $p$-adic dynamics together with an integrality argument. The extension to polynomials defined over $$ uses the method of specializations coupled with some new results of Medvedev and Scanlon for describing the periodic plane curves under the action of $(phi,phi)$ on $$.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global ground fields in algebraic geometry (14G25) Dynamics of complex polynomials, rational maps, entire and meromorphic functions; Fatou and Julia sets (37F10)

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