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- IV. Minimal decomposition of affine polynomials on Zp
Let Ta,bx = ax + b (a, b ∈ Zp). Denote U = {z ∈ Zp : |z| = 1}, V = {z ∈ U : ∃m ≥ 1, s.t. zm = 1}. Easy cases :
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a ∈ Zp \ U ⇒ one attracting fixed point b/(1 − a).
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a = 1, b = 0 ⇒ every point is fixed.
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a ∈ V \ {1} ⇒ every point is on a ℓ-periodic orbit, with ℓ the smallest integer 1 such that aℓ = 1. Theorem (AH. Fan, MT. Li, JY. Yao, D. Zhou 2007) Case p ≥ 3 :
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a ∈ (U \ V) ∪ {1}, vp(b) < vp(1 − a) ⇒ pvp(b) minimal parts.
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a ∈ U \ V, vp(b) ≥ vp(1 − a) ⇒ (Zp, Ta,b) is conjugate to (Zp, ax). Decomposition : Zp = {0} ⊔ ⊔n≥1pnU. (1) One fixed point {0}. (2) All (pnU, ax)(n ≥ 0) are conjugate to (U, ax). For (U, Ta,0) : pvp(aℓ−1)(p − 1)/ℓ minimal parts, with ℓ the smallest integer 1 such that aℓ ≡ 1(mod p).
Lingmin LIAO University Paris-East Cr´ eteil Dynamics of rational maps on the projective line of Qp 10/30