Nonexistence conjecture for quadratic 5-periodic points

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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 c∈Qc\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.

References

Primary source

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

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