Finite invariant-set conjecture for exactly solvable operators

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Let T:Cn[x]→Cn[x]T: \mathbb{C}_n[x] \to \mathbb{C}_n[x] be an invertible linear operator and let S∈InTS \in {{\mathcal I}_{n}^T} contain at least two points and have finite cardinality. A finite invariant-set conjecture asserts that

T[f]=(cx+d)nf(ax+bcx+d),T[f] = (cx+d)^n f\left(\frac{ax+b}{cx+d}\right),

where ϕ(x)≔(ax+b)/(cx+d)\phi(x) \coloneqq (ax+b)/(cx+d) is a Möbius map satisfying ϕk(x)=x\phi^{k}(x)=x for some k≥1k\geq 1. In the special case where TT sends every degree-nn polynomial to a degree-nn polynomial, TT is induced by a rotation through a rational angle: after a linear change of variables,

T[∏i=1n(z−ai)]=∏i=1n(αz−ai)T\left[\prod_{i=1}^n(z-a_i)\right]=\prod_{i=1}^n(\alpha z-a_i)

for some root of unity α\alpha. This conjecture seeks to classify invertible operators admitting finite invariant sets with at least two points; the stated finite-cardinality hypothesis and the distinction between the general Möbius form and the degree-preserving special case are essential to the proposed classification.

References

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Per Alexandersson, Nils Hemmingsson and Boris Shapiro, “An inverse problem in Pólya–Schur theory. II. Exactly solvable operators and complex dynamics”, arXiv:2412.01643 (2024).

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