Bellon–Viallet integrality conjecture for dynamical degrees

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Let f:PN⇢PNf:\mathbb{P}^N\dashrightarrow\mathbb{P}^N be a dominant rational map, and let

δ(f):=lim⁡n→∞(deg⁡(fn))1/n\delta(f):=\lim_{n\to\infty}\bigl(\deg(f^n)\bigr)^{1/n}

be its dynamical degree. Bellon–Viallet conjecture. The dynamical degree is an algebraic integer:

δ(f)∈Z‾.\delta(f)\in\overline{\mathbb{Z}}.

The conjecture holds for several classes of varieties and maps, including birational maps of P2\mathbb{P}^2, but the paper notes counterexamples in the stated generality: dominant rational maps of P2\mathbb{P}^2 and birational maps of PN\mathbb{P}^N for N≥3N\geq3 can have transcendental dynamical degree.

References

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Joseph H. Silverman, “Dynamical Degrees, Arithmetic Degrees, and Canonical Heights: History, Conjectures, and Future Directions”, arXiv:2408.01559 (2024).

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