Hölder estimates and uniformity in arithmetic dynamics

Abstract

In this note we study common preperiodic points of rational maps of the Riemann Sphere. We show that given any degrees $d_1,d_2\ge 2$, outside a Zariski closed subset of the space of pairs of rational maps $(f,g)$ of degree $d_1$ and $d_2$ respectively, the maps $f$ and $g$ share at most a uniformly bounded number of common preperiodic points. This generalizes a result of DeMarco and Mavraki to maps of possibly different degrees. Our main contribution is the use of Hölder properties of the Green function of a rational map to obtain height estimates.

23 pages, accepted for publication in Simons Symposium Proceedings