Dynamical Diophantine Approximation Exponents in Characteristic p

arXiv2209.09182MaRDI QIDQ6411252FDOQ6411252

Authors: Wade Hindes 

Publication date: 19 September 2022

Abstract: Let $phi(z)$ be a non-isotrivial rational function in one-variable with coefficients in $overline{mathbbF}_p(t)$ and assume that $gammainmathbb{P}^1(overline{mathbbF}_p(t))$ is not a post-critical point for $phi$. Then we prove that the diophantine approximation exponent of elements of $ph{i}^{-m}(gamma)$ are eventually bounded above by $lceil{d}^m/2ceil+1$. To do this, we mix diophantine techniques in characteristic $p$ with the adelic equidistribution of small points in Berkovich space. As an application, we deduce a form of Silverman's celebrated limit theorem in this setting. Namely, if we take any wandering point $ainmathbb{P}^1(overline{mathbbF}_p(t))$ and write $ph{i}^n(a)=a_n/b_n$ for some coprime polynomials $a_n,b_{n}inoverline{mathbbF}_p[t]$, then we prove that [ frac{1}{2}leq liminf_{n ightarrowinfty} frac{ ext{deg}(a_n)}{ ext{deg}(b_n)} leqlimsup_{n ightarrowinfty} frac{ ext{deg}(a_n)}{ ext{deg}(b_n)}leq2,] whenever $0$ and $infty$ are both not post-critical points for $phi$. In characteristic $p$, the Thue-Siegel-Dyson-Roth theorem is false, and so our proof requires different techniques than those used by Silverman.

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