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The polynomial topological complexity of Fatou-Julia sets

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We analyze the polynomial topological complexity of Fatou-Julia sets, and show that for Sullivan domains of such sets the complexity is equal to 1 in the case of attracting, superattracting and Siegel domains, while for parabolic domains it is greater than 1.

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Communicated by S.L. Lee

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Chong, C.T. The polynomial topological complexity of Fatou-Julia sets. Adv Comput Math 3, 369–374 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02432003

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