Uniform boundedness conjecture for finite orbits of rational maps

Let KK be a number field, let dd be an integer, and let S={ϕ1,ϕ2,,ϕs}S=\{\phi_1,\phi_2,\dots,\phi_s\} be a set of rational maps defined over KK such that 2deg(ϕ)d2\leq\deg(\phi)\leq d for all ϕS\phi\in S. A point PP1(K)P\in\mathbb{P}^1(K) has finite orbit for SS if its forward orbit under all compositions of maps in SS is finite. Uniform boundedness conjecture for finite orbits. There exist constants B=B(K,d)B=B(K,d) and C=C(K,d)C=C(K,d), depending only on KK and dd, such that if #SC\#S\geq C, then there are at most BB points PP1(K)P\in\mathbb{P}^1(K) of finite orbit for SS. Equivalently, for any positive probability measure ν\nu on SS, the expected height satisfies

#{PP1(K):Eν[h^](P)=0}B.\#\big\{P\in\mathbb{P}^1(K):\mathbb{E}_\nu[\hat{h}](P)=0\big\}\leq B.

This is proposed as an analogue for sets of maps of the Morton–Silverman conjecture for a single rational map. The conjecture asks for uniform bounds depending only on the number field and the degree bound, while the existence and properties of the relevant expected height are supplied by the surrounding theory.

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Wade Hindes, “Finite orbit points for sets of quadratic polynomials”, arXiv:1810.02269 (2018).

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