A couple of conjectures in arithmetic dynamics over fields of positive characteristic

Abstract: The Dynamical Mordell-Lang Conjecture predicts the structure of the intersection between a subvariety $V$ of a variety $X$ defined over a field $K$ of characteristic $0$ with the orbit of a point in $X(K)$ under an endomorphism $\Phi$ of $X$. The Zariski dense conjecture provides a dichotomy for any rational self-map $\Phi$ of a variety $X$ defined over an algebraically closed field $K$ of characteristic $0$: either there exists a point in $X(K)$ with a well-defined Zariski dense orbit, or $\Phi$ leaves invariant some non-constant rational function $f$. For each one of these two conjectures we formulate an analogue in characteristic $p$; in both cases, the presence of the Frobenius endomorphism in the case $X$ is isotrivial creates significant complications which we will explain in the case of algebraic tori.

dynamical systems

Audience: researchers in the topic

BIRS workshop: Algebraic Dynamics and its Connections to Difference and Differential Equations

Series comments: The field of algebraic dynamics has emerged over the past two decades at the confluence of algebraic geometry, discrete dynamical systems, and diophantine geometry. In recent work, striking connections have been observed between algebraic dynamics and much older theories of difference and differential equations. This meeting brings together mathematicians with expertise in such diverse fields as ring theory, complex dynamics, differential and difference algebra, combinatorics and algebraic geometry. New work towards the dynamical Mordell-Lang and dense orbit conjectures as well as theorems on hypertranscendence and functional independence proven by connecting difference Galois theory, algebraic dynamics and other algebraic approaches to the study offunctional equations will be presented at this meeting.