Iteration of holomorphic functions in the complex plane

Abstract

When a holomorphic function is iterated, it generates a dynamic system on the complex plane. In this project, we describe both the local and global behavior of the different orbits of a rational map on the complex plane (or the Riemann sphere). We mainly concentrate in the study of the dynamical plane (where initial conditions and orbits live) although we briefly discuss one parameter families of polynomials and their bifurcation loci, like the well known Mandelbrot set. Towards the end, we experiment with a singular perturbation of a family of cubic polynomials and explore the drastic changes that occur in the topology of their Julia sets.