The global curve attractor problem for rational Thurston maps

Let f ⁣:S2S2f\colon S^2\to S^2 be a Thurston map with a hyperbolic orbifold that is realized by a rational map. Let PfP_f denote its postcritical set, and let pullbacks be considered up to isotopy relative to PfP_f. Global curve attractor problem. There exists a finite set A(f)\mathscr{A}(f) of Jordan curves in S2PfS^2\setminus P_f such that, for every Jordan curve γS2Pf\gamma\subset S^2\setminus P_f, all pullbacks γ~\widetilde{\gamma} of γ\gamma under fnf^n belong to A(f)\mathscr{A}(f) up to isotopy relative to PfP_f for all sufficiently large nNn\in\mathbb{N}. This is a difficult open question in holomorphic dynamics, concerning whether pullbacks of every Jordan curve are eventually captured by a finite global attractor of isotopy classes.

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Mario Bonk, Mikhail Hlushchanka and Annina Iseli, “Eliminating Thurston obstructions and controlling dynamics on curves”, arXiv:2105.06938 (2021).

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