Semi-linearity conjecture for recurrence sets of rational maps

Let f,gC(z)Cf,g\in\mathbb{C}(z)\setminus\mathbb{C} be such that deg(f)2\deg(f)\geq2 or deg(g)2\deg(g)\geq2, and let cC(z)c\in\mathbb{C}(z). Define

S^f,g,c={nZ0:λP1(C),fn(λ)=gn(λ)=c(λ)}.\hat{S}_{f,g,c}=\left\lbrace n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}:\exists\lambda\in\mathbb{P}^1(\mathbb{C}),\\ f^{\circ n}(\lambda)=g^{\circ n}(\lambda)=c(\lambda)\right\rbrace.

Also let S^f,g,c2\hat{S}_{f,g,c}^2 denote the corresponding rank-two recurrence set in Z02\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}^2. The recurrence-set semi-linearity conjecture. The set S^f,g,c\hat{S}_{f,g,c} is semi-linear in Z0\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}, and S^f,g,c2\hat{S}_{f,g,c}^2 is semi-linear in Z02\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}^2. This extends the proved rank-one results for several non-exceptional and special exceptional cases; the general rational-map statement remains open.

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Geng-Rui Zhang, “Rank-two recurrence results for polynomials and questions of dynamical Mordell–Lang type”, arXiv:2605.27058 (2026).

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