Iterates of post-critically finite polynomials of the form $\boldsymbol{x^d+c}$

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Main Author: Goksel, Vefa
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contents Fix a prime number $d$. The post-critically finite polynomials of the form $f_{d,c} = x^d+c\in \mathbb{C}[x]$ play a fundamental role in polynomial dynamics. While many results are known in the complex dynamical setting, much less is understood about the arithmetic properties of these polynomials. In this paper, we describe the factorization of the iterates of post-critically finite polynomials $f_{d,c}$ over their fields of definition. As a consequence, we prove new cases of a conjecture of Andrews and Petsche on abelian arboreal Galois representations.
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spellingShingle Iterates of post-critically finite polynomials of the form $\boldsymbol{x^d+c}$
Goksel, Vefa
Number Theory
Dynamical Systems
37P15, 11R09, 37P20
Fix a prime number $d$. The post-critically finite polynomials of the form $f_{d,c} = x^d+c\in \mathbb{C}[x]$ play a fundamental role in polynomial dynamics. While many results are known in the complex dynamical setting, much less is understood about the arithmetic properties of these polynomials. In this paper, we describe the factorization of the iterates of post-critically finite polynomials $f_{d,c}$ over their fields of definition. As a consequence, we prove new cases of a conjecture of Andrews and Petsche on abelian arboreal Galois representations.
title Iterates of post-critically finite polynomials of the form $\boldsymbol{x^d+c}$
topic Number Theory
Dynamical Systems
37P15, 11R09, 37P20
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03308