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Main Authors: Bishop, Christopher J., Eremenko, Alexandre, Lazebnik, Kirill
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.14610
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author Bishop, Christopher J.
Eremenko, Alexandre
Lazebnik, Kirill
author_facet Bishop, Christopher J.
Eremenko, Alexandre
Lazebnik, Kirill
contents A rational lemniscate is a level set of $|r|$ where $r: \hat{\mathbb{C}} \rightarrow \hat{\mathbb{C}}$ is rational. We prove that any planar Euler graph can be approximated, in a strong sense, by a homeomorphic rational lemniscate. This generalizes Hilbert's lemniscate theorem; he proved that any Jordan curve can be approximated (in the same strong sense) by a polynomial lemniscate that is also a Jordan curve. As consequences, we obtain a sharp quantitative version of the classical Runge's theorem on rational approximation, and we give a new result on the approximation of planar continua by Julia sets of rational maps.
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spellingShingle On the Shapes of Rational Lemniscates
Bishop, Christopher J.
Eremenko, Alexandre
Lazebnik, Kirill
Complex Variables
Dynamical Systems
30C10, 30C62, 30E10, 41A20
A rational lemniscate is a level set of $|r|$ where $r: \hat{\mathbb{C}} \rightarrow \hat{\mathbb{C}}$ is rational. We prove that any planar Euler graph can be approximated, in a strong sense, by a homeomorphic rational lemniscate. This generalizes Hilbert's lemniscate theorem; he proved that any Jordan curve can be approximated (in the same strong sense) by a polynomial lemniscate that is also a Jordan curve. As consequences, we obtain a sharp quantitative version of the classical Runge's theorem on rational approximation, and we give a new result on the approximation of planar continua by Julia sets of rational maps.
title On the Shapes of Rational Lemniscates
topic Complex Variables
Dynamical Systems
30C10, 30C62, 30E10, 41A20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.14610