Rational maps and Sierpinski gaskets
Speaker:
Monica Moreno Rocha, Centro de Investigacion en Matematicas
Date and Time:
Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
We study a family of rational maps acting on the Riemann sphere with a single preperiodic critical orbit. Using a generalization of the well-known Sierpinski gasket, a complete topological description of their Julia sets is provided. In addition, we deduce a combinatorial algorithm that allows us to show when two such Julia sets are not homeomorphic.