Arboreal Galois Groups of a PCF Map with Strictly Pre-periodic Critical Points

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Autores principales: Ejder, Özlem, Gołaska, Zofia, Kara, Yasemin, Nienhaus, Leonie, Ülkem, Özge
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Publicado: 2026
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author Ejder, Özlem
Gołaska, Zofia
Kara, Yasemin
Nienhaus, Leonie
Ülkem, Özge
author_facet Ejder, Özlem
Gołaska, Zofia
Kara, Yasemin
Nienhaus, Leonie
Ülkem, Özge
contents We study the arithmetic and geometric iterated monodromy groups associated to the postcritically finite (PCF) quadratic rational function $f(x)=\frac{2}{(x-1)^2}$ defined over a number field $k$, whose critical points are both strictly pre-periodic. We give explicit recursive descriptions of the topological generators of the geometric iterated monodromy group of $f$ and show that the arithmetic iterated monodromy group has Hausdorff dimension zero. We describe an explicit criterion to determine the values $a\in k$ for which the associated arboreal Galois group achieves its maximum possible size. In particular, we show that maximality of the arboreal Galois group can already be verified at level four, which is computationally accessible. Finally, we determine the intersection of the constant field of the arithmetic iterated monodromy group with $k(μ_{2^{\infty}})$, providing the first full study of a PCF quadratic map with non-abelian constant field.
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spellingShingle Arboreal Galois Groups of a PCF Map with Strictly Pre-periodic Critical Points
Ejder, Özlem
Gołaska, Zofia
Kara, Yasemin
Nienhaus, Leonie
Ülkem, Özge
Number Theory
Group Theory
11G32, 37P05, 37P15, 12F10
We study the arithmetic and geometric iterated monodromy groups associated to the postcritically finite (PCF) quadratic rational function $f(x)=\frac{2}{(x-1)^2}$ defined over a number field $k$, whose critical points are both strictly pre-periodic. We give explicit recursive descriptions of the topological generators of the geometric iterated monodromy group of $f$ and show that the arithmetic iterated monodromy group has Hausdorff dimension zero. We describe an explicit criterion to determine the values $a\in k$ for which the associated arboreal Galois group achieves its maximum possible size. In particular, we show that maximality of the arboreal Galois group can already be verified at level four, which is computationally accessible. Finally, we determine the intersection of the constant field of the arithmetic iterated monodromy group with $k(μ_{2^{\infty}})$, providing the first full study of a PCF quadratic map with non-abelian constant field.
title Arboreal Galois Groups of a PCF Map with Strictly Pre-periodic Critical Points
topic Number Theory
Group Theory
11G32, 37P05, 37P15, 12F10
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.22466