Mathematical Research Letters

Volume 6, Issue 3, May 1999 pp. 293-305.

Scaling ratios and triangles in Siegel disks

Authors: Xavier Buff and Christian Henriksen
Author institution: Université Paul Sabatier, and The Technical University of Denmark

Summary: Let $f(z)=e^{2i\pi\theta} z+z^2$, where $\theta$ is a quadratic irrational. McMullen proved that the Siegel disk for $f$ is self-similar about the critical point. We give a lower bound for the ratio of self-similarity, and we show that if $\theta=(\sqrt 5-1)/2$ is the golden mean, then there exists a triangle contained in the Siegel disk, and with one vertex at the critical point. This answers a 15 years old conjecture.

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