Nonexistence conjecture for quadratic 5-periodic points

Let Qquad\mathbb{Q}_{\mathrm{quad}} denote the union of all quadratic number fields, equivalently the set of algebraic numbers satisfying an irreducible quadratic equation over Q\mathbb{Q}. For cQc\in\mathbb{Q}, consider the quadratic polynomial ϕc(z)=z2+c\phi_c(z)=z^2+c.

Nonexistence conjecture. There are no rational values cc such that ϕc\phi_c has a 5-periodic point in Qquad\mathbb{Q}_{\mathrm{quad}}.

The claim is presented as a consequence of the Galois conjecture together with the known nonexistence of rational 5-cycles, and is also supported by the paper's independent computational and geometric investigation. The source gives no resolution status.

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Zhiming Wang and Robin Zhang, “On quadratic periodic points of quadratic polynomials”, arXiv:1504.00985 (2015).

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